Acacia Tit
Melaniparus thruppi(Shelley, GE, 1885)
English (US) Acacia Tit
The Acacia Tit (Melaniparus thruppi) 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 thruppi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Acacia Tit
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1885)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melaniparus thruppi thruppi
- Melaniparus thruppi barakae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus thruppi
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1885)
- Type locality
- Somaliland ['near centre of plateau,' south of Burao] .
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.3, no.12 p.406 pl.XI
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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