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Sittiparus Castaneoventris, Taiwan 1
''Sittiparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family Paridae. The species in the genus were formerly included in ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Sittiparus'' when ''Parus'' was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013. The genus ''Sittiparus'' had originally been erected by the Belgium politician and naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884 with the varied tit as the type species. The genus contains the following species: The subspecies Daito varied tit, '' S. v. orii'', became extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... in the 1940s, the only tit to have done so. References *Harrap and Quinn, ''Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers'' * Bird genera Poecile {{Sylvioi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varied Tit
The varied tit (''Sittiparus varius'') is a perching bird from the tit family, Paridae. It occurs in the eastern Palearctic in Japan, Korea, and locally in northeastern China (southern Liaoning) and extreme southeastern Russia (southern Kurile Islands). Taxonomy The varied tit was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck and the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel in 1845 and given the binomial name ''Parus varius''. Until the end of the twentieth century the varied tit was usually placed along with most of the other member of the tit family in the genus ''Parus''. In 2005 the report of a molecular phylogenetic study that examined mitochondrial DNA sequences from members of the tit family, recommended including the varied tit along with around fifteen other species in the resurrected genus ''Poecile''. The authors of a 2013 study that analysed both mitochondrial and nuclear sequences, suggested splitting ''Poecile'' and placing the varied tit and its sister ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iriomote Tit
The Iriomote tit (''Sittiparus olivaceus'') is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands which lie to the south west of Japan and to the east of Taiwan. Iriomote is the name of the largest island in the group. The Iriomote tit was first described by the Japanese ornithologist Nagamichi Kuroda in 1923 and given the trinomial name ''Sittiparus varius olivaceus''. It was formerly considered as subspecies of the varied tit but after the publication of a phylogenetic study in 2014 it was promoted to species status. The species differs from the varied tit in having a washed olive colouring on the back. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21364388 îriomote tit Yaeyama Islands Endemic birds of Japan Iriomote tit The Iriomote tit (''Sittiparus olivaceus'') is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands which lie to the south west of Japan and to the east of Taiwan. Iriomote is the name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
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 lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sittiparus
''Sittiparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family Paridae. The species in the genus were formerly included in ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Sittiparus'' when ''Parus'' was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013. The genus ''Sittiparus'' had originally been erected by the Belgium politician and naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884 with the varied tit as the type species. The genus contains the following species: The subspecies Daito varied tit, '' S. v. orii'', became extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... in the 1940s, the only tit to have done so. References *Harrap and Quinn, ''Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers'' * Bird genera Poecile {{Sylvioi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. More than 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryote globally, and possibly many times more if microorganisms, like bacteria, are included. Notable extinct animal species include non-avian dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, dodos, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daito Varied Tit
The Daito varied tit is an extinct subspecies of the varied tit. It was formerly found on Kita Daitō-jima and Minami Daitō-jima in the Daitō group east of the Okinawa Islands, but became extinct around 1940. It seems that the last specimens collected were Kuroda's types taken in 1922, and that the last confirmed sighting was in 1938. Searches in the 1980s and subsequently failed to find any. The subspecies became extinct following the habitat destruction brought about by settlement and construction activity in the 1930s. It differed from the typical ''P. v. varius'' in having a broad chestnut-coloured band on the upper mantle, olive-green (not dark grey) lower mantle, and orangey (not white) sides to the head (Harrap & Quinn 1996, del Hoyo et al. 2007). Like many bird taxa from the Okinawa region, the scientific name is named after the veteran specimen collector Hyojiri Orii. References *del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie D. (eds). (2007). ''Handbook of the Birds of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-fronted Tit
The white-fronted tit (''Sittiparus semilarvatus'') is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Luzon and Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description and Taxonomy EBird describes the bird as "A small, uncommon bird of lowland and foothill forest canopy and edge. Entirely dark with an obvious white mark from the forehead down between the bill and eye. Males are entirely black and females have dark brown underparts. Varies regionally, with Mindanao birds having an additional white mark in the wing. Unmistakable. Voice includes a downslurred series of three fairly high-pitched downslurred notes, “piu-piu piu.” Also gives a rapid staccato trill.." It is often seen in exposed branches in the canopy. The white-fronted tit was formally described by the Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori in 1865 under the binomial name ''Melaniparus semilarvatus''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-bellied Tit
The chestnut-bellied tit (''Sittiparus castaneoventris'') is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae that is endemic to Taiwan. The chestnut-bellied tit was first described by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1863 and given the binomial name ''Parus castaneoventris''. The title page gives the year as 1862. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the varied tit but was promoted to species status after the publication of a phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ... study in 2014. The species differs from the varied tit in having underparts of a deep chestnut colour. References External links * Birding In TaiwanEndemic subspecies of Taiwan birds - first impressions {{Taxonbar, from=Q21364384 chestnut-bellied tit Endemic birds of Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sittiparus Castaneoventris, Taiwan 1
''Sittiparus'' is a genus of birds in the tit family Paridae. The species in the genus were formerly included in ''Parus'' but were moved to ''Sittiparus'' when ''Parus'' was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013. The genus ''Sittiparus'' had originally been erected by the Belgium politician and naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884 with the varied tit as the type species. The genus contains the following species: The subspecies Daito varied tit, '' S. v. orii'', became extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... in the 1940s, the only tit to have done so. References *Harrap and Quinn, ''Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers'' * Bird genera Poecile {{Sylvioi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owston's Tit
Owston's tit (''Sittiparus owstoni'') is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae that is endemic to the southern Izu Islands south of Japan. Owston's tit was formerly considered as subspecies of the varied tit but was promoted to species status based on the results of a phylogenetic study published in 2014. The species was first described by Ijima Isao in 1893, based on two females from Miyake-jima obtained by Alan Owston Alan Owston (1853–1915) was born on 7 August 1853 at Pirbright, Surrey and was buried on 30 November 1915 at Yokohama in Japan. He was a collector of Asian wildlife, businessman and yachtsman, and founded the Yokohama Yacht Club in Japan. Alan Ow ...'s collector, and named ''Parus owstoni'' in his honour. This was the first description of a bird by a zoologist from Japan. It is larger than the varied tit, and lacks the buffish forehead and side of neck. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21364393 Owston's tit Izu Islands Endemic birds of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond De Sélys Longchamps
Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps (25 May 1813 – 11 December 1900) was a Belgian Liberal Party politician and scientist. Selys Longchamps has been regarded as the founding figure of odonatology, the study of the dragonflies and damselflies. His wealth and influence enabled him to amass one of the finest collections of neuropteroid insects and to describe many species from around the world. His collection is housed in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Biography Selys was a wealthy aristocrat born in Paris to Michel Laurent de Selys Longchamps and Marie-Denise Gandolphe. He was educated at home by private tutors and never attended school or university. Nevertheless, he became known as the world's leading authority on Odonata as well as an expert on Neuroptera and European Orthoptera. He was also a leading ornithologist. A Liberal Party representative in the Belgian Parliament, he became Councillor for Waremme in 1846, entered the Belgian Senate in 1855, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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