Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Periparus Higher classification Periparus | Phylum Chordata Family Paridae Scientific name Periparus rubidiventris Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Grey crested tit, Rufous‑naped tit, Yellow‑browed tit, White‑browed tit | ||
Some feathered guests rufous vented tit
The rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris) is an Asian songbird species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). Some of its subspecies were formerly assigned to its western relative the rufous-naped tit (P. rufonuchalis), or these two were considered entirely conspecific.
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Taxonomy
The tit was formerly placed in the genus Parus. The four subspecies are:
Distribution and habitat
This tit is a native of the western Himalayas, but has a very large range, occurring in parts of Bhutan, China, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. In Bhutan for example, P. r. beavani is a rather common all-year resident in moist Bhutan fir (Abies densa) forests, between approximately 3,000 and 4,000 meters ASL. Widespread and by no means rare, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.