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The '''Black-crested Tit''' or '''Spot-winged Tit''' ('''''Parus melanolophus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Paridae]] family.
The '''Black-crested Tit''' or '''Spot-winged Tit''' ('''''Parus melanolophus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Paridae]] family.
It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[Kashmir region]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Republic of India]].
It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[Kashmir region]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]] and the [[Republic of India]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are boreal [[forest]]s and temperate forests.
Its natural [[habitat]]s are boreal [[forest]]s and temperate forests.


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[[Category:Birds of Pakistan]]
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Revision as of 18:52, 18 February 2010

Black-crested Tit
in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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P. melanolophus
Binomial name
Parus melanolophus
Vigors, 1831

The Black-crested Tit or Spot-winged Tit (Parus melanolophus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Kashmir region, Nepal, Pakistan and the Republic of India. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

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.

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