Machlolophus

Machlolophus
Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Machlolophus Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Parus spilonotus [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Macholophus

Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. ^[2]

The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. ^[3] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest. ^[4]

The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus: ^[5]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Machlolophus nuchalis	White-naped tit	southern India
	Machlolophus holsti	Yellow tit	central Taiwan
	Machlolophus xanthogenys	Himalayan black-lored tit	Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent.
	Machlolophus aplonotus	Indian black-lored tit	Indian subcontinent
	Machlolophus spilonotus	Yellow-cheeked tit	Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

1. "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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. Bibcode:2013MolPE..69..852J. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID   23831453.
3. Cabanis, Jean (1850). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (Volume 1) (in German). Vol. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 91.
4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p.  235. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.