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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks. | Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Traditionally placed in ''Parus'', mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggests that that genus should be split, as already adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union for example. This species is part of the chickadee group which would then make up the genus ''Poecile''. In ''Poecile'', this species forms part of a group of apparently rather basal species, the relationships of which are ill-definied. They also include the Varied and probably the [[White-fronted Tit]] (which were sometimes separated in ''Sittiparus''), and possibly the [[White-browed Tit]] and [[Caspian Tit]]s. | Traditionally placed in ''Parus'', mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggests that that genus should be split, as already adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union for example. This species is part of the chickadee group which would then make up the genus ''Poecile''. In ''Poecile'', this species forms part of a group of apparently rather basal species, the relationships of which are ill-definied. They also include the Varied and probably the [[White-fronted Tit]] (which were sometimes separated in ''Sittiparus''), and possibly the [[White-browed Tit]] and [[Caspian Tit]]s. | ||
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| + | Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scattered bushes, especially on rocky hillsides. | Scattered bushes, especially on rocky hillsides. | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, 30 July 2008
- Poecile lugubris
Identification
Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks.
Distribution
Southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
Taxonomy
Traditionally placed in Parus, mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggests that that genus should be split, as already adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union for example. This species is part of the chickadee group which would then make up the genus Poecile. In Poecile, this species forms part of a group of apparently rather basal species, the relationships of which are ill-definied. They also include the Varied and probably the White-fronted Tit (which were sometimes separated in Sittiparus), and possibly the White-browed Tit and Caspian Tits.
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies.
Habitat
Scattered bushes, especially on rocky hillsides.
