Rufous-bellied Tit
Melaniparus rufiventris(Bocage, JVB, 1877)
English (US) Rufous-bellied Tit
The Rufous-bellied Tit (Melaniparus rufiventris) 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 rufiventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous-bellied Tit
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Melaniparus rufiventris rufiventris
- Melaniparus rufiventris masukuensis
- Melaniparus rufiventris diligens
- Melaniparus rufiventris pallidiventris
- Melaniparus rufiventris stenotopicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus rufiventris
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1877)
- Type locality
- Caconda, Angola.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 6 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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