Yellow-bellied tit

The yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) is a bird in the family Paridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.

Yellow-bellied tit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Pardaliparus
Species:	P. venustulus
Binomial name
Pardaliparus venustulus (R. Swinhoe, 1870)
Range of Pardaliparus venustulus
Synonyms[2]
Parus venustulus R. Swinhoe, 1870

It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest below 2000 meters of altitude.^[3] It is also present in urban green spaces.^[3]

^[4] Male yellow- bellied tits are very territorial, but  they have a mutual respect for their neighbors. This is called the “dear- enemy” effect, since the birds respect each other's territory and want to maintain friendships.

Individuals tend to demonstrate a preference for one leg or the other ("footedness").^[5]