The Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to central China.[1]

Sichuan tit
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species:
P. weigoldicus
Binomial name
Poecile weigoldicus
(Kleinschmidt, 1921)
Sichuan tit distribution
Synonyms
  • Parus weigoldicus Kleinschmidt, 1921
  • Poecile montanus weigoldicus (Kleinschmidt, 1921)

This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the willow tit (Poecile montanus). It was promoted to species status based on a genetic analysis published in 2002.[2][3] It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Sichuan tit is found in Sichuan, south-eastern Qinghai, and north-western Yunnan provinces. It occurs in a variety of habitats, such as coniferous, mixed and mature deciduous forests, woodland edge, scrub, and urban parks and gardens at altitudes of 0–4,275 m (0–14,026 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International. (2019). "Poecile montanus ssp. weigoldicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735364A155141609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22735364A155141609.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Salzburger, Walter; Martens, Jochen; Nazarenko, Alexander A.; Sun, Yua-Hue; Dallinger, Reinhard; Sturmbauer, Christian (2002). "Phylogeography of the Eurasian Willow Tit (Parus montanus) based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 24 (1): 26–34. Bibcode:2002MolPE..24...26S. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00266-X. PMID 12128026.
  3. ^ Eck, S.; Martens, J. (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–5: 1–63 [18–19].
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 April 2020.