A huge species of tit (measuring around 15 cm), the crested tit. Males have a black crest, milky flanks, an olive-yellow upper body, wide white wing stripes, yellow cheeks and forehead with little black eye stripes, and massive black patches from neck to belly. The female’s abdomen is completely black-free and has an olive-yellow underside.

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In the tit group, the yellow-cheeked tit is a big species (approximately 15 cm). Male has upright black crest, whitish frank and yellowish-olive upperpart with broad whitish wing-bars, huge black patch from throat to abdomen, and yellow cheeks and forehead with short black eyestripes. Female lacks the black ventral line and has olive-yellow underparts.