White-winged Tit
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- For the African bird with the same common name, see White-winged Black Tit.
The White-winged Tit Parus nuchalis, also known as the White-naped Tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to India.
This species underwent a rapid population decline in the recent past. Its small, severely fragmented population continues to decline, although at a reduced rate, as a result of the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its tropical thorn-scrub habitat. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable. Current RedDataBook Status is: Vulnerable A1c; C1; C2a [2]
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The species is distributed in scrub forest in the Kutch region of Gujarat in western India and also in small areas in southern India, especially in the Kaveri river valley. [3] It uses old woodpeckers nest holes for nesting and roosting.[4]
It breeds after the monsoons from May to August.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Parus nuchalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable
- ^ BirdLife Species Factsheet
- ^ Red Data Book Species Sighting Data
- ^ a b Rasmussen, P.C. and Anderton, J.C. (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.
