Sichuan tit
The Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in central China.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Poecile |
| Species: | P. weigoldicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecile weigoldicus (Kleinschmidt & Weigold, 1921) | |
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| Sichuan tit distribution | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poecile montanus weigoldicus | |
This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the willow tit (Poecile montanus). It was promoted to species status based on a genetic analysis published in 2002.[1][2] It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[3]
References
- Salzburger, Walter; Martens, Jochen; Nazarenko, Alexander A.; Sun, Yua-Hue; Dallinger, Reinhard; Sturmbauer, Christian (2002). "Phylogeography of the Eurasian Willow Tit (Parus montanus) based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 24 (1): 26–34. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00266-X.
- Eck, S.; Martens, J. (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–5: 1–63 [18–19].
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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