Pardaliparus

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Pardaliparus
ParusVenustulusGould.jpg
Yellow-bellied tits
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Pardaliparus
de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884
Type species
Parus elegans [1]
Lesson, 1831
Species

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Pardaliparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The members of the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Pardaliparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013. [2] [3]

The genus contains the following species: [3]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Yellow-bellied Tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) (8077149502).jpg Pardaliparus venustulus Yellow-bellied tit China
Elegant Tit2.jpg Pardaliparus elegans Elegant tit Philippines
7504 Palawan Tit 2 (1847360808).jpg Pardaliparus amabilis Palawan tit Philippines

The yellow-bellied tit inhabits China and the other two species inhabit the Philippines.

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. 1 2 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.

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