Sittiparus

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Sittiparus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae Genus: Sittiparus Oates, 1889
Species
S. varia S. semilarvata

Sittiparus is a genus of birds in the tit family that is recognized by some authorities, such as the Handbook of the Birds of the World's Internet Bird Collection (2004–2007). It is often considered part of the genus Poecile, which many authorities in turn consider to be a subgenus of Parus. The following two Far Eastern species have been placed in it:

• Varied Tit, Sittiparus varia
• White-fronted Tit, Sittiparus semilarvata

The subspecies Daito Varied Tit, S. v. orii, became extinct in the 1940s, the only tit to have done so.

[edit] References

• Harrap and Quinn, Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers ISBN 0-7136-3964-4
• the Internet Bird Collection. Handbook of the Birds of the World (2004–2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-08.