Père David's tit
| Père David's tit | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Poecile |
| Species: | P. davidi |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecile davidi Berezowski and Bianchi, 1891 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parus davidi | |
Père David's tit or the rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to west-central China in southern Gansu, western Hubei, southern Shaanxi, and Sichuan.
It is 12–13 centimetres (4.7–5.1 in) long with a weight of 10–12.5 grams (0.35–0.44 oz), and is similar to the related sombre tit (P. lugubris) in appearance, with a black head with white cheeks, dark grey-brown back, wings and tail, and rusty brown underparts.
Its natural breeding habitat is subalpine forests at 2,135–3,400 m altitude, mostly resident but higher altitude birds descending a little in winter to below 3,050 metres (10,010 ft).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Parus davidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Bangs, Outram. Birds of Western China Obtained by the Kelly-Roosevelts Expedition. Field Museum of Natural History Publication 314, Zoological Series. XVIII (11). Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 343–380.
- del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Christie, D., ed. (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422.