Rufous-naped Tit

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iRufous-naped Tit
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Periparus
Species: P. rufonuchalis
Binomial name
Periparus rufonuchalis
(Blyth 1849)
Synonyms

Parus rufonuchalis

The Rufous-naped Tit (Periparus rufonuchalis), also known as the Black-breasted Tit or Dark-grey Tit, is a species of the family Paridae.

This tit is a native of the western Himalayas, but has a very large range, including India, China, Pakistan, Turkestan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan.

It was formerly classified as Parus rufonuchalis (Gill et al., 2005).

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Parus rufonuchalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Gill, Frank B.; Slikas, Beth & Sheldon, Frederick H. (2005): Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene. Auk 122: 121-143. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0121:POTPIS]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract

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