Machlolophus | |
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Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 |
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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. | |
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