Parus
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 Great Tit Parus major
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Parus is a genus of Old World birds in the tit family. As defined here, it contains the following species:
- Genus Parus
- White-shouldered Tit Parus guineensis - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Southern Black Tit Parus niger - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Carp's Tit Parus carpi - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- White-bellied Tit Parus albiventris - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- White-backed Tit Parus leuconotus - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Dusky Tit Parus funereus - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Rufous-bellied Tit Parus rufiventris - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Cinnamon-breasted Tit Parus pallidiventris - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Red-throated Tit Parus fringillinus - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Somali Tit or Acacia Tit Parus thruppi - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Miombo Tit Parus griseiventris - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Southern Grey Tit Parus afer - sometimes separated in Melaniparus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Japanese Tit Parus minor (often included in P. major)
- Turkestan Tit Parus bokharensis
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- White-winged Tit Parus nuchalis
- Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys - sometimes separated in Macholophus
- Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
- Yellow Tit Parus holsti - sometimes separated in Macholophus
- White-fronted Tit Parus semilarvatus - sometimes separated in Sittiparus
This genus and related genera are controversial. The species from White-shouldered Tit to Southern Grey Tit are sometimes separated as the genus Melaniparus, and the Yellow Tit and the Black-lored Tit are sometimes separated as Macholophus. On the other hand, many authorities expand this genus to include Cyanistes, Lophophanes, Periparus, and Poecile.
[edit] References
- 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 9788496553422
- 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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