Periparus
| Periparus | |
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| Coal tit, Periparus ater | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Periparus de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Parus ater[1] Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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| File:Periparus distribution map.png | |
| Range of Periparus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pardaliparus de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884 | |
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Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family Paridae. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenus of Parus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.[4] The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.[5]
The genus contains the following six species:[6]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| File:Yellow-bellied Tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) (8077149502).jpg | Yellow-bellied tit | Periparus venustulus | mixed woodland of eastern, central, and southern China |
| File:PalawanTit-01122024-SOCMED.jpg | Palawan tit | Periparus amabilis | southwestern Philippines (Balabac Island, Calauit, and Palawan) |
| File:Elegant Tit2.jpg | Elegant tit | Periparus elegans | Philippines (except Palawan group) |
| File:2017.01.27.-18-Paradiski-La Plagne-Champagny-en-Vanoise--Tannenmeise.jpg | Coal tit | Periparus ater | widespread across the Palearctic |
| File:Rufous-naped Tit (Periparus rufonuchalis) (47057111594).jpg | Rufous-naped tit | Periparus rufonuchalis | west, northwest Himalayas |
| File:Rufous-vented Tit Lungthu Pangolakha WLS East Sikkim India 18.10.2015.jpg | Rufous-vented tit | Periparus rubidiventris | Himalayas to Myanmar |
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All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.
References
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