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Melaniparus
''Melaniparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Melaniparus'' based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. The genus ''Melaniparus'' had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the southern black tit (''Melaniparus niger''). The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek ''melas'', ''melanos'' "black" and the genus ''Parus'' introduced by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ... in 1758. The following species, all from Africa and mostly having dark plumage, have been placed in the genus: References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaniparus Griseiventris, Oog Van Cuitorivier, Birding Weto, A
''Melaniparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Melaniparus'' based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. The genus ''Melaniparus'' had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the southern black tit (''Melaniparus niger''). The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek ''melas'', ''melanos'' "black" and the genus ''Parus'' introduced by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ... in 1758. The following species, all from Africa and mostly having dark plumage, have been placed in the genus: References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaniparus Leucomelas Insignis, Cuanavale-rivier, Birding Weto Tours, A
''Melaniparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Melaniparus'' based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. The genus ''Melaniparus'' had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the southern black tit (''Melaniparus niger''). The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek ''melas'', ''melanos'' "black" and the genus ''Parus'' introduced by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ... in 1758. The following species, all from Africa and mostly having dark plumage, have been placed in the genus: References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaniparus Carpi, Kunene River Lodge, Birding Weto, A
''Melaniparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Melaniparus'' based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. The genus ''Melaniparus'' had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the southern black tit (''Melaniparus niger''). The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek ''melas'', ''melanos'' "black" and the genus ''Parus'' introduced by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ... in 1758. The following species, all from Africa and mostly having dark plumage, have been placed in the genus: References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tit (bird)
The tits, chickadees, and Titmouse, titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus ''Parus''. Members of this family are commonly referred to as "tits" throughout much of the English speaking world, but North American species are called either "chickadees" (onomatopoeic, derived from their distinctive "chick-a dee dee dee" alarm call) or "titmice". The name titmouse is recorded from the 14th century, composed of the Old English language, Old English name for the bird, ''mase'' (Proto-Germanic ''*maison'', Dutch language, Dutch ''mees'', German language, German ''Meise''), and tit, denoting something small. The former spelling, "titmose", was influenced by ''mouse'' in the 16th century. Emigrants to New Zealand presumably identified some of the superficially similar birds of the genus ''Petroica'' of the family Petroicidae, the Australian robins, as members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Black Tit
The southern black tit or simply black tit (''Melaniparus niger'') is a species of bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ... in the tit (bird), tit family Paridae, which is native to woodland habitats in southern Africa. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized: * ''Melaniparus niger niger'' – southernmost Mozambique to Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape * ''Melaniparus niger xanthostomus'' – southern Angola to northern Namibia, northern Botswana, northwestern Zimbabwe, southern Zambia and southern Tanzania * ''Melaniparus niger ravidus'' – eastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, eastern Botswana and northern South Africa Range and habitat It occurs chiefly in tropical and subtropical savanna woodland, in a semicircular arc from Angola to the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Black Tit
The southern black tit or simply black tit (''Melaniparus niger'') is a species of bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ... in the tit (bird), tit family Paridae, which is native to woodland habitats in southern Africa. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized: * ''Melaniparus niger niger'' – southernmost Mozambique to Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape * ''Melaniparus niger xanthostomus'' – southern Angola to northern Namibia, northern Botswana, northwestern Zimbabwe, southern Zambia and southern Tanzania * ''Melaniparus niger ravidus'' – eastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, eastern Botswana and northern South Africa Range and habitat It occurs chiefly in tropical and subtropical savanna woodland, in a semicircular arc from Angola to the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-winged Black Tit
The white-winged black tit (''Melaniparus leucomelas'') is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is also known as the white-winged tit, dark-eyed black tit or northern black tit. The species was first described by Eduard Rüppell in 1840. Description It is mainly black with a white wing patch, but differs from the more northern white-shouldered tit (''Melaniparus guineensis'') with which it sometimes considered conspecific in that it has a dark eye. Range and races It is found in central Africa, from Angola in the west to Ethiopia in the east. There are two races: * ''M. l.'' subsp. ''leucomelas'' Rüppell, 1840 – Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan * ''M. l.'' subsp. ''insignis'' Cabanis, 1880 – African equator to southern subtropics Taxonomy The white-winged 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Tit
The acacia tit (''Melaniparus thruppi''), also known as the Somali tit and northern grey tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is native to north eastern Africa where it occurs in dry acacia habitat. Description The smallest of the grey ''Melaniparus'' tits of Africa, the acacia tit has a glossy blue-black cap, nape, throat and breast contrasting with a large buffy white patch which extends from the bill to the sides of the neck. There is a broad black band which stretches from the breast to the vent. The upperparts are grey with white panels in the wings and there is a white spot on the nape. The underparts are greyish white, broken by the black band. Legs and bill are slate grey. The females tend to have a narrower band than males. Juveniles are similar to the adults but are duller. It measures in length and weighs . Distribution and habitat The acacia tit is found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to north eastern Tanzania. The acacia tit inhabits arid and semi a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon-breasted Tit
The cinnamon-breasted tit (''Melaniparus pallidiventris'') is passerine bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is miombo woodland. The cinnamon-breasted tit was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1885 based on a specimen collected at Kakoma in the Tabora Region of Tanzania. He coined the binomial name ''Parus pallidiventris''. The specific epithet combines the Latin ''pallidus'' "pale" and ''venter'', ''ventris'' "belly". It was formerly one of the many species placed in the genus ''Parus''. It was moved to the resurrected genus ''Melaniparus'' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013. The genus ''Melaniparus'' had been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The cinnamon-breasted tit has sometimes been considered conspecific with the rufous-bellied tit, (''Melaniparus rufiventris''). It was formerly generally believed that rufo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-bellied Tit
The rufous-bellied tit (''Melaniparus rufiventris'') is a species of bird in the tit family. It is found in Africa from the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Namibia east to Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical dry miombo forests. This long bird has a black head, breast, wings and tail, grey upperparts, white fringes to the wing feathers, and rufous underparts. The adult has a yellow eye, brown in the duller juvenile. The cinnamon-breasted tit (''Melaniparus pallidiventris'') has sometimes been considered conspecific with the rufous-bellied tit. The cinnamon-breasted tit has a dark grey breast, washed-out underparts, and a brown eye at all ages. The rufous-bellied tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus ''Parus'' but was moved to the resurrected genus ''Melaniparus'' after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-bellied Tit
The white-bellied tit (''Melaniparus albiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The white-bellied 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 A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, .... References white-bellied tit Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa white-bellied tit Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Paridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashy Tit
The ashy tit (''Melaniparus cinerascens'') is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. The ashy tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus ''Parus ''Parus'' is a genus of Old World birds in the tit family. It was formerly a large genus containing most of the 50 odd species in the family Paridae. The genus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed mo ...'' 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. References External links * Ashy tit Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds ashy tit Birds of Southern Africa ashy tit Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Paridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
