This mountain tit has a gray crest and back and a white half-collar. Throat and underpart colors vary among regional forms.
Adults have a gray crest and back, a white half-collar, and mottled gray cheeks. The nominate form has a gray throat and buff-toned underparts.
It moves along middle and lower branches in pairs or small mixed flocks. It may come to the ground, especially in winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.