Black-crested tit
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| in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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| Species: | P. ater
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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 is now usually 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
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
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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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