Père David's tit

Père David's tit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Poecile
Species:	P. davidi
Binomial name
Poecile davidi Berezowski and Bianchi, 1891
Synonyms
Parus davidi

Père David's tit or the rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to west-central China in southern Gansu, western Hubei, southern Shaanxi, and Sichuan.

It is 12–13 centimetres (4.7–5.1 in) long with a weight of 10–12.5 grams (0.35–0.44 oz), and is similar to the related sombre tit (P. lugubris) in appearance, with a black head with white cheeks, dark grey-brown back, wings and tail, and rusty brown underparts.

Its natural breeding habitat is subalpine forests at 2,135–3,400 m altitude, mostly resident but higher altitude birds descending a little in winter to below 3,050 metres (10,010 ft).

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Sources

• Bangs, Outram. Birds of Western China Obtained by the Kelly-Roosevelts Expedition. Field Museum of Natural History Publication 314, Zoological Series. Vol. XVIII. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 343–380.
• Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. 2007. ISBN 9788496553422. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)