Rufous-naped Tit
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 in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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| Periparus rufonuchalis (Blyth 1849) |
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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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