Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea(Hodgson, BH, 1837)
English (US) Sultan Tit
The Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) 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
- Melanochlora sultanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sultan Tit
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melanochlora sultanea sultanea
- Melanochlora sultanea flavocristata
- Melanochlora sultanea seorsa
- Melanochlora sultanea gayeti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus sultaneus
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 2 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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