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This Bird Is Called The Black-Throated Bushtit And Yes, You Read That Right (22 Pics)

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This bird is called the black-throated bushtit, and no, we’re not making it up. Also known as the black-throated tit, the beautiful fellow is only about 10.5 centimeters (4 inches) small and 4-9 grams (0.14-0.317 ounces) light.

Taiwanese wildlife photographer Chen Chengguang, who specializes in bird photography, has captured these birdies in ways that really do them justice. The fluffy and colored plumage is so clear in Chengguang’s images, you can’t help but imagine what it would be like to pet these adorable critters.

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The black-throated bushtit has a considerable racial variation in the plumage, but all subspecies have a medium length tail (as opposed to the long tail of the related long-tailed tit), a black throat and a black ‘bandit mask’ around the eye.

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The bird’s habitat ranges from the foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across northern India through north-eastern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Disjunct populations also have been spotted in southern Vietnam, the island of Hainan and further north in China up to the Yellow River.

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The black-throated bushtit usually lives in open broadleaf forest as well as pine forest, generally occurring in middle altitudes. It is highly social and is known to travel in large flocks up to 40 birds.

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The black-throated bushtit eats insects as well as small seeds and fruits. It really likes raspberries.

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As a Visual Editor at Bored Panda, I indulge in the joy of curating delightful content, from adorable pet photos to hilarious memes, all while nurturing my wanderlust and continuously seeking new adventures and interests—sometimes thrilling, sometimes daunting, but always exciting!

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

What do you think ?

Ola Polowczyk 4 years ago

I read it as "Bulls*it" then realized I read it wrong. Then saw the real name. Not much better lol

22points

Daria B 4 years ago (edited)

I read it as "buttshit".

8points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

No, they told you that you read it right. I saw the same so if we both did, that proves it.

3points

Asia 4 years ago

Same here

2points

Cat 3 years ago

yeah lol

0points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

Who cares what you call them, just treat nature and all life it supports with awe, respect, and kindness; that's all what matters.

0points

Bek Pataky 4 years ago

I also saw "bullsh*t."

0points

glowworm2 4 years ago

They look like angry tennis balls!

19points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

Sometimes I forget how things sound to non-zoologists. Had a conversation with a friend (in public of course) about great tits. Took a while before we realised how awkward it was to everyone around us. Another time I had to grow flies and excitedly yelled "I got pupae!" The looks suggest everyone heard it as, um, something else. XD

11points

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

Haha, and what do you think about Boobies, you fellow-biologist? :P

2points

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Troux 4 years ago

The black markings make him look like one of Joker's henchmen.

8points

Lyra Rey 4 years ago

Bushtits, great tits, woodcocks... I bet ornithologists are fun at parties.

5points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

Boobies are also a bird.

4points

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Chewie Baron 4 years ago

And the Great Bustard.

2points

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

Long-tailed tits. Hihi.

1point

Kat Rogers 4 years ago

That last picture where the little tit is hanging (like So many of them!) Upside Down WITH A FLOWER IN ITS BEAK... TOO CUTE! THAT IS ONE ADORABLE LITTLE FLUFF~PUFF ALL THE WAY AROUND! I LOOOVE BIRDS, AND ASIDE FROM THEIR OUTSTANDING COLORS, THE MALES DURING MATING SEASON ARE THEE MOOOST HILARIOUS CRITTERS ON 🌎!! (*NETFLIX HAS A 1 HOUR PROGRAM ABOUT ALL OF THESE TROPICAL BIRDS AND WHAT THE GUYS GO THRU TO GET A GAL... IT HAD ME LOL THE WHOLE TIME!) And, THANKS FOR THE GR8 PHOTOS!

4points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago (edited)

You know, it seems that animal girls are not so easy to get like many human girls......they could get a lesson from nature.

1point

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Angela 4 years ago

Beautiful! However if they were in a film they would definitely be the baddies. They look all mysterious and baddy like.

4points

DforDorothy 4 years ago

The long lost band member of the Kiss.

3points

Lavender Brown 4 years ago

Beautiful birds!! I love the images that show the bird's wings!!

3points

Adit Danhorn 4 years ago

reminds me of the joker

1point

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

Yea, but they are not mean like Joker.

0points

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Liz Sahlin Johansson 4 years ago (edited)

I’m swedish and in my language “tit” = “mes” and if I make a direct translation back to english the result can various to wimp, softy, milksop,pussyfoot, pansy (sorry it’s what Google wrote!), namby-pamby, dork...😳 Language is quite a mystery right? No wonder we so often miss understands one another.

1point

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

What a cutie! All titties are cute! Oh wait, I'm no pervert, I mean the birdies, of course! ;-) Just look up the Long-tailed tit, for example. <3

1point

Scott Amundsen 4 years ago

Pretty bird :)

1point

iblowsheep 4 years ago

Black throated bushtit sounds like the name of a deranged clown

1point

Matthew Smith 4 years ago

Fantastic

1point

Nick Nickson 4 years ago (edited)

The title of this article made me so laught that Im glad I accidentally found it. :) And I didn't read it wright, even on second or third time. My brain see Bulls#it. :)

1point

АРИАНА СВЕТ 4 years ago

awesome! thanks!

1point

Jill 4 years ago (edited)

Me to photographer: Nice tits you got there.

1point

Orionpax75 4 years ago

Such beauty :)

1point

Raine Soo 4 years ago

These are cute little birds!

1point

hobbitly 4 years ago

It's so fluffy!

1point

Slune 4 years ago

Imagine if they were smiling!

1point

Mitesh Patel 4 years ago

The same happens to me,I read the name twice firstly as bushit, secondly busshtit, then finally "bushtit".

0points

Jab Brown 4 years ago

That scared the sanity out of me

0points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

What a beautiful bird, what a personality. I hope that "people" in those countries don't catch them in nets and kill them for "so delicious", just like "people" in Latin America do to singing, migratory birds.

0points

Ice cube 4 years ago

there also is a more common bird known at The Great Tit

0points

Jo Choto 4 years ago

Bird with full on attitude and sass. Possibly should be renamed the no-b******t tit.

0points

Pierre Rolyat 4 years ago

Whilst the comment section seems obsessed by the nomenclature of these birds, I would like to say how wonderful these photos are.

0points

katboxjanitor 4 years ago

I wonder if these birds had any influence on the Angry Birds characters? Fabulous details in the action photos!

0points

Midna Geno 4 years ago

Once you see the black spot on their chest as a mouth there is no going back.

0points

Midna Geno 4 years ago

If you see the black spot on their chest as a mouth there is no going back.

0points

Cevat Kelle 4 years ago

His white beard seems cool.

0points

fro_st puppy 4 years ago

its a very pretty bird

0points

Paty Claudia Silva 4 years ago

Naturaleza hermosa!

0points

Chewie Baron 4 years ago

It looks more serious, like the Great Tit than say the Blue Tit.

0points

Avery S Alberico 4 years ago

Krampus

0points

Donna Reynolds 4 years ago

Halloween bird.

0points

brukernavn340 4 years ago

No, I did not read that name right.

0points

von Funnyname 4 years ago

I'll leave this here for when the bird wants Abbath... abbath-reh...e-jpeg.jpg

0points

von Funnyname 4 years ago

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0points

Nathan Jones 4 years ago

Nice tits

0points

Sinkvenice 4 years ago

Anybody else see birds with open mouths?

0points

Inkjet Depot 4 years ago

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Ola Polowczyk 4 years ago

I read it as "Bulls*it" then realized I read it wrong. Then saw the real name. Not much better lol

22points

Daria B 4 years ago (edited)

I read it as "buttshit".

8points

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$copper-fractions avatar$

Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

No, they told you that you read it right. I saw the same so if we both did, that proves it.

3points

Asia 4 years ago

Same here

2points

Cat 3 years ago

yeah lol

0points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

Who cares what you call them, just treat nature and all life it supports with awe, respect, and kindness; that's all what matters.

0points

Bek Pataky 4 years ago

I also saw "bullsh*t."

0points

glowworm2 4 years ago

They look like angry tennis balls!

19points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

Sometimes I forget how things sound to non-zoologists. Had a conversation with a friend (in public of course) about great tits. Took a while before we realised how awkward it was to everyone around us. Another time I had to grow flies and excitedly yelled "I got pupae!" The looks suggest everyone heard it as, um, something else. XD

11points

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

Haha, and what do you think about Boobies, you fellow-biologist? :P

2points

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Troux 4 years ago

The black markings make him look like one of Joker's henchmen.

8points

Lyra Rey 4 years ago

Bushtits, great tits, woodcocks... I bet ornithologists are fun at parties.

5points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

Boobies are also a bird.

4points

Load More Replies...

Chewie Baron 4 years ago

And the Great Bustard.

2points

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

Long-tailed tits. Hihi.

1point

Kat Rogers 4 years ago

That last picture where the little tit is hanging (like So many of them!) Upside Down WITH A FLOWER IN ITS BEAK... TOO CUTE! THAT IS ONE ADORABLE LITTLE FLUFF~PUFF ALL THE WAY AROUND! I LOOOVE BIRDS, AND ASIDE FROM THEIR OUTSTANDING COLORS, THE MALES DURING MATING SEASON ARE THEE MOOOST HILARIOUS CRITTERS ON 🌎!! (*NETFLIX HAS A 1 HOUR PROGRAM ABOUT ALL OF THESE TROPICAL BIRDS AND WHAT THE GUYS GO THRU TO GET A GAL... IT HAD ME LOL THE WHOLE TIME!) And, THANKS FOR THE GR8 PHOTOS!

4points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago (edited)

You know, it seems that animal girls are not so easy to get like many human girls......they could get a lesson from nature.

1point

Load More Replies...

Angela 4 years ago

Beautiful! However if they were in a film they would definitely be the baddies. They look all mysterious and baddy like.

4points

DforDorothy 4 years ago

The long lost band member of the Kiss.

3points

Lavender Brown 4 years ago

Beautiful birds!! I love the images that show the bird's wings!!

3points

Adit Danhorn 4 years ago

reminds me of the joker

1point

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

Yea, but they are not mean like Joker.

0points

Load More Replies...

Liz Sahlin Johansson 4 years ago (edited)

I’m swedish and in my language “tit” = “mes” and if I make a direct translation back to english the result can various to wimp, softy, milksop,pussyfoot, pansy (sorry it’s what Google wrote!), namby-pamby, dork...😳 Language is quite a mystery right? No wonder we so often miss understands one another.

1point

Mascha Claessens 4 years ago

What a cutie! All titties are cute! Oh wait, I'm no pervert, I mean the birdies, of course! ;-) Just look up the Long-tailed tit, for example. <3

1point

Scott Amundsen 4 years ago

Pretty bird :)

1point

iblowsheep 4 years ago

Black throated bushtit sounds like the name of a deranged clown

1point

Matthew Smith 4 years ago

Fantastic

1point

Nick Nickson 4 years ago (edited)

The title of this article made me so laught that Im glad I accidentally found it. :) And I didn't read it wright, even on second or third time. My brain see Bulls#it. :)

1point

АРИАНА СВЕТ 4 years ago

awesome! thanks!

1point

Jill 4 years ago (edited)

Me to photographer: Nice tits you got there.

1point

Orionpax75 4 years ago

Such beauty :)

1point

Raine Soo 4 years ago

These are cute little birds!

1point

hobbitly 4 years ago

It's so fluffy!

1point

Slune 4 years ago

Imagine if they were smiling!

1point

Mitesh Patel 4 years ago

The same happens to me,I read the name twice firstly as bushit, secondly busshtit, then finally "bushtit".

0points

Jab Brown 4 years ago

That scared the sanity out of me

0points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

What a beautiful bird, what a personality. I hope that "people" in those countries don't catch them in nets and kill them for "so delicious", just like "people" in Latin America do to singing, migratory birds.

0points

Ice cube 4 years ago

there also is a more common bird known at The Great Tit

0points

Jo Choto 4 years ago

Bird with full on attitude and sass. Possibly should be renamed the no-b******t tit.

0points

Pierre Rolyat 4 years ago

Whilst the comment section seems obsessed by the nomenclature of these birds, I would like to say how wonderful these photos are.

0points

katboxjanitor 4 years ago

I wonder if these birds had any influence on the Angry Birds characters? Fabulous details in the action photos!

0points

Midna Geno 4 years ago

Once you see the black spot on their chest as a mouth there is no going back.

0points

Midna Geno 4 years ago

If you see the black spot on their chest as a mouth there is no going back.

0points

Cevat Kelle 4 years ago

His white beard seems cool.

0points

fro_st puppy 4 years ago

its a very pretty bird

0points

Paty Claudia Silva 4 years ago

Naturaleza hermosa!

0points

Chewie Baron 4 years ago

It looks more serious, like the Great Tit than say the Blue Tit.

0points

Avery S Alberico 4 years ago

Krampus

0points

Donna Reynolds 4 years ago

Halloween bird.

0points

brukernavn340 4 years ago

No, I did not read that name right.

0points

von Funnyname 4 years ago

I'll leave this here for when the bird wants Abbath... abbath-reh...e-jpeg.jpg

0points

von Funnyname 4 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Nathan Jones 4 years ago

Nice tits

0points

Sinkvenice 4 years ago

Anybody else see birds with open mouths?

0points

Inkjet Depot 4 years ago

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