Fire-capped Tit
Cephalopyrus flammiceps(Burton, E, 1836)
English (US) Fire-capped Tit
The Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cephalopyrus flammiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fire-capped Tit
- Described by
- (Burton, E, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cephalopyrus flammiceps flammiceps
- Cephalopyrus flammiceps olivaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Aegithalus flammiceps
- Described by
- (Burton, E, 1836)
- Type locality
- Himalayas; restricted to Mussoorie by Whistler, 1924, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 45, p. 15.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.3, no.34 p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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