Red-throated tit

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Red-throated tit
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Melaniparus
Species:
M. fringillinus
Binomial name
Melaniparus fringillinus
(Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
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resident range [2]
Synonyms

Parus fringillinus

The red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

The red-throated tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade. [3] [4]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Melaniparus fringillinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22711869A94310916. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711869A94310916.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Based on maps in The Birds of Africa, Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife data zone
  3. 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID   23831453.
  4. 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.