Ashy Tit
Melaniparus cinerascens(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Ashy Tit
The Ashy Tit (Melaniparus cinerascens) 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 cinerascens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Tit
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melaniparus cinerascens benguelae
- Melaniparus cinerascens cinerascens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus cinerascens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Camdeboo, apparently on Orange River ; restricted to Pelladrift, northern Cape Province, by Clancey, 1958, Ibis, 100, p. 453.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20 p.316
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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