Varied Tit
Sittiparus varius(Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
English (US) Varied Tit
The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) 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
- Sittiparus varius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Varied Tit
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Sittiparus varius varius
- Sittiparus varius sunsunpi
- Sittiparus varius namiyei
- Sittiparus varius amamii
- Sittiparus varius orii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus varius
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
- Type locality
- Japan ; restricted to Honshu by Hartert, 1905, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 354.
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.71
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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