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Melanochlora sultanea
Diet
Invertebrates and larvae
Habitat
Asian forest
Size
20–20.5cm; tail 8.2–9.9cm
The sultan tit is the largest species of tit, 20–20.5cm long with a tail of 8.2–9.9cm. It is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts and yellow underparts, a dark bill and, depending on subspecies, a yellow or black recumbent crest that is raised when excited. The sexes are similar, though the female has slightly duller plumage with greenish-black upperparts and throat (Wikipedia, general species account).
It forages mostly on invertebrates and larvae. The young resemble the female, and the youngest lack the bright edges to the upperpart plumage. The breeding season in India is April to July (Wikipedia, general species account).