| Black-crested Tit | |
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| in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Parus |
| Species: | P. melanolophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parus melanolophus Vigors, 1831 |
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The Black-crested Tit (Parus melanolophus), also known as the Spot-winged Tit, is a species of bird in the Paridae family.
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It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.
It is closely related and similar to the Coal Tit, and is sometimes considered to be conspecific. It interbreeds with that species in western Nepal.