I have always wanted to find this species and finally got them in Manas National Park, India. The Sultan Tit is probably not closely related to true parids, and will require further molecular work to sort out its true relationships. We found a small flock of these working the upper canopy.

Tags:   Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea Paridae India Assam Manas National Park

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I have always wanted to find this species and finally got them in Manas National Park, India. The Sultan Tit is probably not closely related to true parids, and will require further molecular work to sort out its true relationships. We found a small flock of these working the upper canopy.

Tags:   Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea Paridae India Assam Manas National Park

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This is the only Rufous-naped Tit we observed at near 7500 feet in the Himalayas. This is a record photo s it surprised us and then flitted off. Near Pangot, Uttarakhand, India.

Tags:   Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis Paridae Uttarakhand India

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Found in mid- to high elevations of the Himalayas, this one photographed near Pangot, Uttarakhand, India

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Japan Photos from 2010, dusted off and added to World Bird Album

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