African Tits
Melaniparus
Melaniparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed in the speciose genus Parus but were moved to Melaniparus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Southern Black Tit
speciesMelaniparus niger
Grey Tit
speciesMelaniparus afer
Ashy Tit
speciesMelaniparus cinerascens
White-bellied Tit
speciesMelaniparus albiventris
Carp's Tit
speciesMelaniparus carpi
White-shouldered Black Tit
speciesMelaniparus guineensis
Rufous-bellied Tit
speciesMelaniparus rufiventris
White-winged Black Tit
speciesMelaniparus leucomelas
Red-throated Tit
speciesMelaniparus fringillinus
Miombo Tit
speciesMelaniparus griseiventris
Somali Tit
speciesMelaniparus thruppi
Stripe-breasted Tit
speciesMelaniparus fasciiventer
White-backed Black Tit
speciesMelaniparus leuconotus
Dusky Tit
speciesMelaniparus funereus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144355.