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Paridae — Tit Family

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Periparus elegans (Lesson, 1831)

Periparus elegans is a small tit species endemic to the Philippines, assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Periparus venustulus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Periparus venustulus, the yellow-bellied tit, is an endemic Chinese bird in the Paridae family.

Lophophanes cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lophophanes cristatus (crested tit) is a common non-migratory passerine tit in the Paridae family widespread across Europe.

Lophophanes dichrous (Blyth, 1845)

Lophophanes dichrous, the grey-crested tit, is a Paridae bird found in the Himalayan foothills and south-central China.

Parus niger Vieillot, 1818

Southern black tit (Parus niger) is a slightly sexually dimorphic tit found across southern African savanna woodlands.

Parus albiventris Shelley, 1881

The white-bellied tit is a Paridae bird found in multiple African countries, moved from Parus to Melaniparus in 2013.

Parus cinerascens Vieillot, 1818

The ashy tit is a Paridae bird found in southern Africa, moved from Parus to Melaniparus in 2013.

Parus afer Gmelin, 1789

The grey tit (Melaniparus afer) is a Paridae bird found in Lesotho and South Africa, living in dry shrubland and shrubby vegetation.

Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cyanistes caeruleus, the Eurasian blue tit, is a small colorful native European bird, common in gardens, with a varied insect and seed diet.

Cyanistes teneriffae (Lesson, 1831)

The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a small songbird that lives in temperate forests in the Canary Islands.

Cyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770)

The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a small distinct passerine tit species that breeds across much of northern and central Asia.

Poecile varius castaneoventris (Gould, 1863)

The varied tit is a small bird with distinct plumage markings, found in multiple forest types in East Asia, feeding on seeds and caterpillars.

Poecile varius (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848)

Poecile varius, the varied tit, is a small forest bird with distinct plumage that eats seeds and insects.

Parus holsti Seebohm, 1894

The yellow tit is an endemic Near Threatened bird from central Taiwan, currently placed in the genus Machlolophus.

Parus xanthogenys Vigors, 1831

The Himalayan black-lored tit is a passerine tit bird native to the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent.

Parus aplonotus Blyth, 1847

The Indian black-lored tit is a common passerine bird resident on the Indian subcontinent, now placed in the genus Machlolophus.

Parus spilonotus Bonaparte, 1850

The yellow-cheeked tit is a Paridae bird found across South and East Asia that was reclassified to genus Machlolophus in 2013.

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