Yellow-cheeked Tit
Machlolophus spilonotus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Yellow-cheeked Tit
The Yellow-cheeked Tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) 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
- Machlolophus spilonotus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Machlolophus spilonotus spilonotus
- Machlolophus spilonotus subviridis
- Machlolophus spilonotus rex
- Machlolophus spilonotus basileus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus spilonotus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling;
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.228
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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