A large, conspicuous tit that joins mixed-species flocks in lowland forest canopies.
It has a black body, yellow belly, and sharply upswept crest.
The Sultan Tit is a resident bird associated with forests and plantations in India. State of India's Birds 2023 estimated its national range at about 44,240 square kilometres and classifies it as non-endemic to the country. The national factsheet records its habitat specialization and population trends as separate parts of the assessment.
The long-term trend is labelled Insufficient Data, while the current annual trend is classified as Stable. The assessment does not assign a long-term direction, but it does classify the recent national change as stable. Regional distribution and trend pages also form part of the State of India's Birds record for this forest and plantation species. The factsheet lists the global Red List category as Least Concern.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
State of India's Birds 2023 classified the Sultan Tit's long-term trend as Insufficient Data and its current annual trend as Stable. Its estimated Indian range is about 44,240 square kilometres, and it is a resident forest and plantation specialist.