Wildlifeof China
Ground Tit
Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers
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Pseudopodoces humilis
Basic stats
Diet
Arthropods
Habitat
Open alpine steppe and arid shrub country, generally above 3,000m
Range
Tibetan Plateau, western Sichuan and Gansu
The ground tit is a Tibetan Plateau bird once mistaken for a ground jay because of its unusual appearance and terrestrial habits. It occupies open alpine steppe and sparsely shrubby arid country, generally above 3,000m, across the plateau, western Sichuan and Gansu. It normally escapes by rapid hops and bounds rather than sustained flight. Arthropods are taken from the ground, rock crevices and yak dung, which the bird probes or overturns while foraging. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Ground Tit eat?
- Arthropods
- What habitat does the Ground Tit live in?
- Open alpine steppe and arid shrub country, generally above 3,000m
- Where is the Ground Tit found?
- Tibetan Plateau, western Sichuan and Gansu