Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Periparus Scientific name Parus melanolophus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Paridae Subspecies P. a. melanolophus Higher classification Parus | |
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Similar Bird, Rufous‑naped tit, Parus, Grey crested tit, Rufous‑vented tit | ||
Spot winged tit aka black crested tit bird video
The black-crested tit (Periparus ater melanolophus), also known as the spot-winged tit, is a bird in the Paridae family. It is now usually considered a subspecies of the coal tit.
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Spot winged tit aka black crested tit bird video
Distribution and habitat
It is found in boreal forests and temperate forests in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas, ranging across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
It is closely related and similar to the coal tit, and is sometimes considered to be conspecific. It interbreeds with that species in western Nepal.
References
Black-crested tit Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA