Grey Tit
Melaniparus afer(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Gray Tit
UK name: Grey Tit
The Grey Tit (Melaniparus afer) 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
- Melaniparus afer
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Tit
- English (UK)
- Grey Tit
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melaniparus afer arens
- Melaniparus afer afer
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus afer
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1010
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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