Meet The White-Browed Tit-Warbler, The Bird With A Beautiful Rainbow Coloring

There are so many really beautiful birds in the world. Some have a plummage so stunning and colorful that it’s hard to believe they’re even real. Like this bird, who looks majestic with its rainbow coloring… although you wouldn’t know it from its rather silly name. Meet the white-browed tit-warbler.

These birds are small, weighing 6–8 g (0.21–0.28 oz) and are 8.5–10 cm (3.3–3.9 in) long. The males are vibrantly colored, with distinctive blue-mauve underparts. Both males and females have a light brown crown and white supercilium (eyebrow). The rump and upper tail-coverts are violet blue. Females are generally duller, and can be distinguished by their pale underparts, whereas the males have violet-blue underparts and chest. The tail is relatively long. Their diet consists chiefly of small insects and spiders, which are caught mainly on the ground. They are vigorous foragers, and search under roots and rocks. Some insects may be taken aerially however. The diet is supplemented by a small amount of seeds and berries in the colder months. Chicks are fed solely insect matter.