Yellow cheeked tit, Bhutan

The yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is also known as the yellow-cheeked tit, Chinese yellow-cheeked tit, the black-spotted yellow tit, or the Chinese yellow tit. This 13·5–15·5 cm; 18–23 g. Medium-sized to large size tit with erect black crest and eyestripe and yellow cheeks. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Diet not well known, but includes small invertebrates and larvae, including spiders (Araneae), also buds and some fruit and berries. Resident; also short-distance altitudinal migrant, descending to lower levels in non-breeding season. Not globally threatened. Common or locally common to rare. Scarce or rare in Himalayas, but locally common in NE Indian hill states and Myanmar. It is classified as least concern by IUCN.