Pardaliparus

Pardaliparus
Yellow-bellied Tits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Pardaliparus Sélys Longchamps, 1884
Species
P. amabilis P. venustulus P. elegans

Pardaliparus 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, as here, considered part of the genus Periparus (which many authorities, lumping still more, consider a subgenus of Parus). The following species have been placed in it:

• Palawan Tit, Periparus (or Pardaliparus or Parus) amabilis
• Yellow-bellied Tit, Periparus (or Pardaliparus or Parus) venustulus
• Elegant Tit, Periparus (or Pardaliparus or Parus) elegans

The Yellow-bellied Tit inhabits China and the other two species inhabit the Philippines. The Elegant Tit is probably paraphyletic.

References

• Gill, Frank B.; Slikas, Beth; and 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
• "the Internet Bird Collection". Handbook of the Birds of the World. 2004–2007. Retrieved 2007-09-06.  Check date values in: |date= (help)