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- Periparus elegans
Parus elegans
Pardaliparus elegans
Identification
- Black head and neck
- Yellow breast and belly
- Black and white wings
- Yellow cheek
- Yellow line on back of head
- Male - black and white back
- Female - olive back
Distribution
South-east Asia: found only in the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Placed in the genus Pardaliparus by Gill and Donsker.
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- P. e. edithae: Northern Philippines (Calayan and Camiguin Norte)
- P. e. montigenus: Northern Philippines (north-western Luzon)
- P. e. gilliardi: Northern Philippines (Bataan Peninsula of central Luzon)
- P. e. elegans: Philippines (central and southern Luzon, Panay, Mindoro and Catanduanes)
- P. e. albescens: Philippines (Guimaras, Masbate, Negros and Ticao)
- P. e. visayanus: Philippines (Cebu)
- P. e. mindanensis: Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Biliran and Mindanao)
- P. e. suluensis: Sulu Archipelago (Jolo, Tawitawi and Sanga Sanga)
- P. e. bongaoensis: Bongao Island (Sulu Archipelago)
Habitat
Lowland damp forests and montane mossy forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Elegant Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elegant_Tit
