Description:

Tiny passerine with relatively long, graduated tail, males startlingly colored. All plumages have white supercilium, rufous crown, greyish upperparts, white outer tail feathers, and bluish flanks and rump. Male has lilac wash to crown, and violet-blue sides to head, throat and breast. Female is pale grey-brown.

Distribution:

Common resident and altitudinal migrant in all the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, absent in east and west borders. Breeds in montane forest zone to upper limit of juniper at 3900m, scrub and thickets; winters at lower in valley-bottom thickets.

Behavior:

Forages among herbs and shrubs, where very active and agile; sometimes forages on ground, investigating root tangles and lichen-covered rocks. Sometimes catches insects by aerial flycatching. Diet small insects and spiders; also, mainly in autumn and winter, small quantities of seeds and berries. Sometimes also feeds on juniper scales.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of White-browed Tit-Warbler in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of White-browed Tit-Warbler

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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