Cyanistes
| Cyanistes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Blue Tit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Cyanistes Kaup, 1829 |
| species | |
|
C. caeruleus | |
Cyanistes is a genus of tits. It is frequently subsumed into Parus. It consists of a number of small species found in temperate Europe and Asia and Northern Africa.
The species are:
- Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
- African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae
- Azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus
- Yellow-breasted tit, Cyanistes cyanus flavipectus
Cyanis rosopteryx is a fictional bio-luminescent variant appearing in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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 978-84-96553-42-2
- Harrap and Quinn, Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers ISBN 0-7136-3964-4