Biology:Ashy tit

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Short description: Species of bird

Ashy tit
Melaniparus cinerascens (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Melaniparus
Species:
M. cinerascens
Binomial name
Melaniparus cinerascens
(Vieillot, 1818)
Parus cinerascens distribution map.png
     resident range
Synonyms

Parus cinerascens

The ashy tit (Melaniparus cinerascens) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa , and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.

The ashy tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade.[2][3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Melaniparus cinerascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22711896A94311637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711896A94311637.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711896/94311637. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Johansson, U.S.; Ekman, J.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Halvarsson, P.; Ohlson, J.I.; Price, T.D.; Ericson, P.G.P. (2013). "A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 852–860. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID 23831453. 
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waxwings/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27075394 entry