Periparus
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Coal tit, Periparus ater | |
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Periparus
Sélys Longchamps, 1884
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Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.[1][2] The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenus of Parus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
- Rufous-naped tit or black-breasted tit, Periparus rufonuchalis
- Rufous-vented tit, Periparus rubidiventris
- Coal tit, Periparus ater
All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.
References
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- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
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