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Sylviparus modestus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Diet
Probably small invertebrates, larvae and some seeds, taken mainly in the middle and upper parts of trees and tall bushes
Clutch size
Typically 4–6 eggs
Size
9–10cm
Weight
5–9g
The yellow-browed tit is the smallest member of the tit family, 9 to 10cm long and weighing 5 to 9g, with a small bill, short tail, strong legs and greenish plumage. It is olive-green from crown to back with a slightly greyer forehead, greyish-brown wings and tail edged green, and a faint yellow line above the eye and a thin yellow eye-ring. The underparts are dull olive-yellow (Wikipedia, general species account).
The song is short and high-pitched, written 'tsit', 'psit' or 'pit', or harsher 'chip' or 'tchup'. The diet is not well documented but likely includes small invertebrates, larvae and some seeds. The breeding season runs from at least April to May, when the birds are normally seen alone, in pairs or in small groups, and both parents feed the chicks. A clutch is typically four to six eggs.