Acacia tit
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| Species: | M. thruppi
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| Melaniparus thruppi (Shelley, 1885)
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Parus thruppi | |
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 Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1] It can be found in dry acacia habitat.[2]
The acacia 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.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International 2012. Parus thruppi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
- ^ Somali Tit (Melaniparus thruppi). Avibase.
- ^ Johansson, U.S.; Ekman, J.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Halvarsson, P.; Ohlson, J.I.; Price, T.D.; Ericson, P.G.P. (2013). "A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69 (3): 852–860. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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