Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Poecile [montanus, songarus or weigoldicus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Poecile [montanus x palustris] (hybrid)
• Poecile [cinctus x montanus] (hybrid)
• Periparus ater x Poecile montanus (hybrid)
• Lophophanes cristatus x Poecile montanus (hybrid)
• Poecile montanus x Sittiparus varius (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аХӘсхәыр
Belarusian: Бурагаловая сiнiца, Бурагаловая сініца, Сініца бурагаловая
Bulgarian: Матовоглав синигер, Матовоглав синигер (Група montanus), Матовоглав синигер [Група montanus]
Catalan: Mallerenga capnegra, Teixidor
Valencian: Teixidor
Montenegrin: planinska śenica planinska sjenica, planinska sjenica, планинска сјеница
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): планинска сјеница
Czech: Sýkora lužní, sýkora lužní [skupina montanus], sýkora lužní alpská
Chuvash: пăвăр пуçлă кăсăя, хура пуçлă кăсăя
Welsh: Titw'r helyg, Yswigw'r helyg
Danish: Fyrremejse, Fyrremejse, Almindelig [montanus Gruppe]
German: Monchsmeise, Mönchsmeise, Weidenmeise, Weidenmeise [montanus Gruppe], Weidenmeise [montanus-Gruppe], Weidenmeise-montanus
Greek: Βουνοπαπαδίτσα, Βουνοπαπαδίτσα [montanus ομάδα], Βουνοπαπαδίτσα [montanus]
English: Black-capped Chickadee, Willow tit, Willow Tit (Willow)
English, HBW: Willow Tit (Willow)
English (IOC): Willow Tit (Willow)
English (United States): Willow Tit (Willow)
Esperanto: salikparuo
Spanish: Carbonero Montano, Carbonero Montano (grupo montanus), Carbonero palustre, Carbonero Sibilino
Spanish (Spain): Carbonero montano (grupo montanus), Carbonero Montano [montanus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Willow Tit (Willow)
Estonian: Põhjatihane
Finnish: Hömötiainen, hömötiainen [alalaji montanus]
Faroese: Skógtita, skógtíta
French: Mésange boréale, Mésange boréale (nominale), Mésange boréale [montanus]
Friulian: parussule alpine
Frisian: Reidmies, Svartkrúnmies
Irish: Meantán léana
Gaelic: Ceann-Dubhag an t-Seilich, Currac Ghiuthais
Manx: Drean shellee
Hebrew: ירגז-י הרים, ירגזי הרים (אירופי)
Croatian: Planinska sjenica, Planinska sjenica (montanus grupa)
Hungarian: Kormosfejû cinege, Kormosfejű cinege, Kormosfejű cinege [montanus csoport]
Icelandic: Votmeisa, Votmeisa [montanus hópur]
Italian: Cincia alpestre, Cincia alpestre [gruppo montanus], Cincia bigia alpestre
Japanese (romaji): Kogara, Ko-gara, kogara (montanus guru-pu)
Japanese: コガラ, コガラ (montanus グループ), コガラ（montanus グループ）
Japanese (Kanji): 小雀
Georgian: მთის წივწივა, მთის წიწკანა
Mongolian, Halh: хүрэн толгойт хөх бух, хүрэнтолгойт хөхбух
Kazakh: күреңбас шөже, күреңбас шөжешымшық, Күрењбас шєже, мамық шөжеторғай, томпыш шөжешымшық, Томпыш шымшық
Kazakh (Transliteration): küren-bas şöje
Korean: 북방 쇠박새, 북방쇠박새, 북방쇠박새 (montanus group)
Korean (Transliteration): bukbang-soe-bak-sae
Karachay-Balkar: кюрен чыпчыкъ
North Karelian: pikkutijani
Cornish: Penglow helyk
Kirghiz: күрөң баш кашка чымчык
Scientific: Parus cinereus montanus, Parus montanus, Parus montanus montanus, Parus songarus, Poecile montana, Poecile montana montana, Poecile montanus, Poecile montanus [montanus Group], Poecile montanus montanus, Poecile montanus songara, Poecile songarus songarus, Poecilie montanus [montanus Group]
Luxembourgish: Weidemees
Limburgish: Buidelmees
Lithuanian: Daurinė pilkoji zylė, Gran meis, Šiaurine pilkoji zyle, Šiaurinė pilkoji zylė, Šiaurinė pilkoji zylė [montanus grupė], Šiaurinė zylė
Latvian: Pelēkā zīlīte, Pelēkā zīlīte (montanus gr.)
Macedonian: Планинска (Врбова) сипка
Mongolian: хүрэвэр оройт задуулай, хүрэн оройт задуулай, Хүрэн толгойт хөх бух, Хүрэнтолгойт хөхбух
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠦᠷᠡᠪᠢᠷ ᠣᠷᠣᠢᠢᠲᠣ ᠵᠠᠳᠠᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хүрэвэр оройт задуулай
Mongolian (Transliteration): khüren-tolgoit khökh-bukh, khüreŋ tolgoit khökh bukh, khürever oroit zaduulai
Moldavian: Pițigoi de munte
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хүрэвэр оройт задуулай, хүрэн оройт задуулай
Dutch: Matkop, Matkop (montanus groep), Matkopmees
Norwegian: Gråmeis, Granmeis, granmeis (montanus gr.), Nordisk meise
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): kuuzitiaine
Polish: czarnoglówka, Czarnogłówka, czarnogłówka (gr. montanus), czarnogłówka (sikorac zarnogłówka), czarnogłówka (zwyczajna), czarnogłówka [gr. montanus], Czarnogłówka zwyczajna, Sikora czarnogłowa, Sikora czarnogłówa, Sikora czarnogłówka
Pinyin: běi hè-tóu shān-què, hè-tóu shān-què, zhī-zhī hóng
Portuguese: chapim sibilino, Chapim-sibilino
Portuguese (Portugal): Chapim-montês [grupo montanus]
Romansh: Maset da muntogna
Romanian: Pițigoi de munte
Russian: Буроголовая гаичка, Гаичка буроголовая, Пухляк, Пухляк [группа montanus]
Yakut: масс чыыччыыр, чыбыч-чыыхаан, чычып-чаап
Scots: Currac ghiuthais
Northern Sami: Guossagaccet
Slovak: Sýkorka čiernohlavá, sýkorka čiernohlavá (skup.)
Slovenian: gorska sinica, Gorska sinica [montanus]
Albanian: Trishtili i maleve (shelgut)
Serbian: Planinska senica, Planinska siva senica [montanus grupa], planinska siva sjenica, planinska sjenica, Планинска сеница
Swedish: Talltita, talltita [gruppen montanus], talltita [montanus Group]
Turkish: dağ baştankarası, Dağ Baştankarası [montanus Grubu], Söğüt Baştankarası, Күренбас шөже
Tatar: көрән башлы песнәк , көрән песнәк
Tuvinian: Хүрен баштыг көк-хөкпеш
Udmurt: ӵатӵа пислэг, кудпислэг, тэль пислег
Ukrainian: Гаїчка-пухляк , Гаїчка-пухляк [група montanus], Пухляк, Чорноголова гаїчка
Kalmyk: бичкдлә
Chinese: [he-tou shan-que], 北褐头山雀, 吱吱红, 褐头山雀, 褐头山雀（欧亚北部）
Chinese (Traditional): 北褐頭山雀, 吱吱紅, 褐头山雀（欧亚北部）, 褐頭山雀