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Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks. | Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southeast [[Europe]] and southwest [[Asia]]. | + | Southeast [[Europe]]including mainland Greece,resident on some Greek islands (Crete and Lesvos) and southwest [[Asia]]. |
==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. | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 21 August 2009
- Poecile lugubris
Identification
Black crown and long black bib, white triangular area on the cheeks.
Distribution
Southeast Europeincluding mainland Greece,resident on some Greek islands (Crete and Lesvos) 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.
