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| familia = [[Paridae]]
| familia = [[Paridae]]
| genus = ''[[Parus]]''
| genus = ''[[Parus]]''
| species = '''''P. melanolophus'''''
| species = ''P. melanolophus''
| binomial = ''Parus melanolophus''
| binomial = ''Parus melanolophus''
| binomial_authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1831
| binomial_authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1831
| synonyms = }}
| synonyms = *''Periparus melanolophus''}}
The '''Black-crested Tit''' or '''Spot-winged Tit''' ('''''Parus melanolophus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Paridae]] family.
It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are boreal [[forest]]s and temperate forests.


The '''Black-crested Tit''' (''Parus melanolophus''), also known as the '''Spot-winged Tit''', is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Paridae]] family.

==Distribution and habitat==
It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are boreal [[forest]]s and temperate forests.

==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.
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.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

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Image:Spot-winged Tit I IMG 6879.jpg|in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Image:Spot-winged Tit I IMG 6879.jpg|in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Revision as of 01:49, 25 July 2011

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

The Black-crested Tit (Parus melanolophus), also known as the Spot-winged Tit, is a species of bird in the Paridae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

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