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Alternative name: White-shouldered Tit
- Melaniparus guineensis
Identification
Mainly black, white wing patch, pale eye.
Distribution
Southern Mauritania and Senegal east to southern Sudan, South Sudan, and southwestern Ethiopia, south to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and extreme western Kenya
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Parus.
Habitat
Coniferous woodland.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree crevice; 4-6 reddish-brown blotched pinkish-white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-shouldered Black Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-shouldered_Black_Tit
