Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Poecile Higher classification Poecile | Phylum Chordata Family Paridae Scientific name Poecile lugubris Rank Species | |
Similar Bird, Western rock nuthatch, Poecile, Periparus, Grey‑headed chickadee | ||
Sombre tit
The sombre tit (Poecile lugubris) is a member of the tit family found in southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
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Though it is traditionally placed in Parus, mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggest that that genus should be split, as already adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union, for example. This species is part of the chickadee group, which would then make up the genus Poecile. In Poecile, this species forms part of a group of apparently rather basal species, the relationships of which are ill-defined. They also include the varied and probably the white-fronted tit (which were sometimes separated in Sittiparus), and possibly the white-browed and Caspian tits.
Birds of israel sombre tit
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