Grey crested tit
The grey crested tit or grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.
| Grey crested tit | |
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| Carrying food for juveniles at Biskeri (11,000 ft.) in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Lophophanes |
| Species: | L. dichrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophophanes dichrous (Blyth, 1844) | |
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| Range of Lophophanes dichrous | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parus dichrous Blyth, 1844 | |
It is found in the Himalayan foothills and southern-central China. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). "Parus dichrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-26.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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