Machlolophus
Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.[1]
| Machlolophus | |
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| Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Machlolophus Cabanis, 1850 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Macholophus | |
The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.[2] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant and lophos meaning crest.[3]
The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Machlolophus nuchalis | White-naped tit | southern India |
 | Machlolophus holsti | Yellow tit | central Taiwan |
 | Machlolophus xanthogenys | Himalayan black-lored tit | Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent. |
.jpg) | Machlolophus aplonotus | Indian black-lored tit | Indian subcontinent |
.jpg) | Machlolophus spilonotus | Yellow-cheeked tit | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
References
- 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. PMID 23831453.
- Cabanis, Jean (1850). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (Volume 1) (in German). Halbertstadt: R. Frantz. p. 91.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- 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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