Cinereous tit

Parus cinereus

The Cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) is a bird found in India, Japan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR China. Woods and gardens across southern and eastern Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Parus cinereus
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Japan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR China

🏡 Where the Cinereous tit lives

Woods and gardens across southern and eastern Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%
🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A close cousin of the great tit, with its own song.

Hear the Cinereous tit

Recorded by JJSUN (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1078967. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Cinereous tit

Where does the Cinereous tit live?

The Cinereous tit lives in India, Japan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR China. Woods and gardens across southern and eastern Asia.

What does the Cinereous tit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Cinereous tit endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.