Machlolophus

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Machlolophus
Parus xanthogenys.jpg
Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Machlolophus
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Parus spilonotus [1]
Species

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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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Adult White napped Tit.jpg Machlolophus nuchalis White-naped tit southern India
Taiwan tit.jpg Machlolophus holsti Yellow tit central Taiwan
Parus xanthogenys -Chopta, Uttarakhand, India-8.jpg Machlolophus xanthogenys Himalayan black-lored tit Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent.
Indian yellow tit (Parus aplonotus).jpg Machlolophus aplonotus Indian black-lored tit Indian subcontinent
Yellow-cheeked Tit Neora Valley National Park West Bengal India 30.04.2016 (cropped).jpg Machlolophus spilonotus Yellow-cheeked tit Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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References

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