White-winged Black Tit
Melaniparus leucomelas(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
English (US) White-winged Black Tit
The White-winged Black Tit (Melaniparus leucomelas) 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 leucomelas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Black Tit
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melaniparus leucomelas leucomelas
- Melaniparus leucomelas insignis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus leucomelas
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
- Type locality
- Halei Province, Temben, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.100
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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