Description:

A typical long-tailed tit in shape, with medium-long tail, white cheek patch and blackish bib. Adult best told by a combination of black bib and throat, narrow dark mask, pronounced white cheeks, cinnamon crown, yellowish iris, and grey-brown mantle. Juvenile has buffish-white throat and streaking on breast.

Distribution:

Uncommon resident in the south-western parts of Diamer district, neighboring Malakhand. Prefers open dry scrubby forest of oak, juniper and pine, also almond scrub at higher altitudes; breeds at 1500-3600m, descending to 500m in winters.

Behavior:

Forages largely in shrub layer, also in crowns of holly oaks and well-grown junipers. Found in pairs; from late summer in small parties, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks. Food largely insects, especially insect larvae and pupae, also spiders; possibly also flower buds.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

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

Seasonal Occurrence of White-cheeked 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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