Black-crested tit
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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| Subspecies: | P. a. melanolophus
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| Periparus ater melanolophus Vigors, 1831
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The black-crested tit (Periparus ater melanolophus), also known as the spot-winged tit, is a bird in the Paridae family. It was formerly considered a species, but is now widely considered a subspecies of the coal tit.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in boreal forests and temperate forests in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas, ranging across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
The black-crested tit was formerly considered a separate species closely related to coal tit, but the two are now widely considered conspecific based on similar vocalizations and behavior, along with paraphyly of the traditional coal tit if black-crested tit is excluded. It intergrades with the coal tit subspecies P. a. aemodius in western Nepal.
Gallery
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in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India -
carrying nesting material in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India -
carrying feed for chicks in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Parus melanolophus[permanent dead link]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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