African Blue Tit
Cyanistes teneriffae(Lesson, RP, 1831)
English (US) African Blue Tit
The African Blue Tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) 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
- Cyanistes teneriffae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Blue Tit
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanistes teneriffae palmensis
- Cyanistes teneriffae cyrenaicae
- Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinus
- Cyanistes teneriffae degener
- Cyanistes teneriffae ombriosus
- Cyanistes teneriffae teneriffae
- Cyanistes teneriffae hedwigae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus Teneriffae
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
- Type locality
- Teneriffe, Canary Islands.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.6 p.456
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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