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Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
321 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts, dark bill, and (depending on subspecies) a yellow or black crest. The sexes are similar, though the female has slightly duller plumage with greenish-black upperparts and throat. The young bird is duller than the adult and has a shorter crest. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanochlora, which is fairly distinct from other tits, third-basal in the family Paridae after Cephalopyrus and Sylviparus. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-cheeked Tit

Yellow-cheeked Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus spilonotus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-browed Tit
LC

Yellow-browed Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylviparus modestus

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

<5% · Rare
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

Insufficient data
Gray-crested Tit
LC

Gray-crested Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophophanes dichrous

Insufficient data
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

Orange-bellied Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
30–40%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sultan Tit in Royal Manas National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sultan Tit in Royal Manas National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sultan Tit in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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