Description:

Tiny olive-and-yellow warbler like with slightly notched short tail. Greenish upperparts and yellowish to whitish underparts. Lacks crest, has sharply pointed bill. Male br. has bright orange forecrown, chin and throat, and golden-yellow breast. Female br. has yellowish forecrown and olive-yellow throat and breast.

Distribution:

Uncommon summer visitor to the central parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly Gilgit, Shigar, Skardu and Astore. Breeds in broadleaf mountain forests and orchards, between 1800-3000m, favoring oak, walnut and poplars just below alpine coniferous zone.

Behavior:

Forages in middle and upper canopy of tall trees; on passage also often in riverine bushes. Forages in tit-like fashion in canopy. Feeds on small invertebrates, chiefly insects; some vegetable material also taken, observed to eat flower buds and young leaves, and also to take juice or sap.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Fire-capped Tit in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Fire-capped Tit

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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