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Facts about White-browed tit-warbler

16 White-browed tit-warbler facts

Leptopoecile sophiae

The white-browed tit-warbler is one of the most beautiful birds. Its amazing coloration causes admiration for nature and its possibilities. It inhabits central parts of Asia, and its population is stable due to a lack of hazards.

White-browed tit-warbler
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It belongs to the family Aegithalidae.
It contains 13 species.
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It was first described in 1873 by Russian naturalist, Nikolai Severtzov.
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It can be found in Central Asia from the Himalayas to China.
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It reaches a maximum of 8 grams in weight and a maximum of 10 centimeters in length.
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White-browed tit-warblers are very colorful.
Their feathers are vibrant violet-blue, and gray, with cream underbellies and brow, and a chestnut crown.
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Their name comes from their distinctive eyebrows.
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It prefers dry shrublands of 2,000 to 5,000 meters.
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Their average lifespan is up to four years.
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White-browed tit-warblers feed on insects and spiders.
During winter, their diet consists also of seeds and berries.
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White-browed tit-warblers build their nests at an elevation of up to 4,800 meters.
The entrance to the nest is located atop.
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Their mating season lasts from April to July.
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Females lay from four up to nine eggs.
Hatchlings hatch after 21 days of incubation.
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White-browed tit-warbler is monogamous.
Both females and males tend to their young.
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At the end of the mating season, white-browed tit-warbler joins flocks of over 25 individuals.
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They do not have natural predators in their environment.
It is mainly because of the elevation they prefer to nest.
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It has been listed under the least concerned by the IUCN Red List.
Although the size of its population is unknown, it is considered stable.
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