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Common Name

Sultan Tit

Scientific Name

Melanochlora sultanea

More Clues to ID

This bright, tropical-looking black and yellow bird from Southeast Asia is related to chickadees and titmice

We may not be familiar with the COLORS of this bright bird that lives in southeast Asia from China through Thailand and Malaysia… but you probably recognize its overall SHAPE!

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A lovely bird with striking contrast between its brilliant yellow and black feathers! How much does its SHAPE remind you of a cardinal or a large titmouse, with that feathery crest?

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Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jason Thompson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Haller1962, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Supratim Deb, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
L. Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
L. Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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