Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Melaniparus Higher classification Parus | Phylum Chordata Family Paridae Scientific name Parus leuconotus Rank Species | |
Similar Bird, Acacia tit, White‑bellied tit, Miombo tit, Dusky tit | ||
The white-backed black tit (Melaniparus leuconotus), also known as the white-backed tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.
The white-backed black 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.
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