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Melaniparus
Melaniparus rufiventris ( Rufous-bellied tit)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Melaniparus
Bonaparte, 1850
Type species
Parus niger [1]
Vieillot, 1818
Species

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Melaniparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus Parus but were moved to Melaniparus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade. [2] The genus Melaniparus had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the southern black tit (Melaniparus niger). [4] [5] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek melas, melanos "black" and the genus Parus introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. [6]

The following species, all from Africa and mostly having dark plumage, have been placed in the genus: [7]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Melaniparus guineensis White-shouldered black tit Africa from Senegal in the west to Kenya and Ethiopia in the east
Melaniparus leucomelas White-winged black tit central Africa, from Angola in the west to Ethiopia in the east
Melaniparus niger Southern black tit Angola to the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Melaniparus carpi Carp's tit Angola and Namibia
Melaniparus albiventris White-bellied tit Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
Melaniparus leuconotus White-backed black tit Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Melaniparus funereus Dusky tit Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda
Melaniparus rufiventris Rufous-bellied tit Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Botswana
Melaniparus pallidiventris Cinnamon-breasted tit Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Melaniparus fringillinus Red-throated tit Kenya and Tanzania
Melaniparus fasciiventer Stripe-breasted tit Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Melaniparus thruppi Acacia tit or Somali Tit Ethiopia and Somalia south to north eastern Tanzania
Melaniparus griseiventris Miombo tit Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Melaniparus cinerascens Ashy tit Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Melaniparus afer Grey tit Lesotho and South Africa

References

  1. ^ "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium (in Latin). Vol. 1. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 228.
  4. ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 38.
  5. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 432. ISBN  978-0-9568611-2-2.
  6. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 246. ISBN  978-1-4081-2501-4.
  7. ^ 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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