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Coal or Black-crested Tit
Periparus [ater or melanolophus] (= Periparus ater) (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The coal tit or cole tit,, is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now usually included in this species. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Paridae
Genus:
Periparus
Scientific:
Periparus ater
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Paridae
Genus:
Periparus
Scientific:
Periparus ater
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.190
Protonym:
Parus ater
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1905, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 356.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/210/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
166CD4402D4A416B
Avibase ID:
avibase-166CD440
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/166CD440
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561927
Geographic range:
- Periparus melanolophus: Coniferous forests of e Afghanistan to w Nepal
- Periparus ater [ater, rossosibiricus, amurensis]: Continental Europe to Siberia, Mongolia, Sakhalin and ne China
- Periparus ater vieirae: Iberian Peninsula
- Periparus ater sardus: Corsica and Sardinia
- Periparus ater pekinensis: NE China (s Liaoning to Shaanxi and Shantung Peninsula)
- Periparus ater insularis: S Kuril Islands, Japan and Cheju-Do Islands (Korea)
- Periparus ater britannicus: Britain and ne Ireland
- Periparus ater hibernicus: Ireland (except extreme ne in County Down)
- Periparus ater atlas: N Morocco
- Periparus ater ledouci: North Africa (n Tunisia and n Algeria)
- Periparus ater cypriotes: Cyprus
- Periparus ater [phaeonotus, gaddi or chorassanicus]: southeastern Azerbaijan, northern Iran, and southwestern Turkmenistan; status in southwestern Iran (Zagros Mountains) unclear, perhaps only a rare nonbreeding visitor
- Periparus ater moltchanovi: Crimean Peninsula
- Periparus ater derjugini: Mts. of ne Turkey, w Georgia and Black Sea coast of Russia
- Periparus ater michalowskii: Caucasus and Transcaucasia
- Periparus ater aemodius: E Himalayas; ne Myanmar and Tibet?
- Periparus ater eckodedicatus: sw to c China (Gansu south to Yunnan and east to Shaanxi and Jiangxi; perhaps also Qinghai, se Xizang, and far ne Himalayas?)
- Periparus ater martensi: Kali Gandaki area (c Nepal)
- Periparus ater rufipectus: Kazakhstan (Tien Shan Mountains) to nw China (Xinjiang)
- Periparus ater ptilosus: Montane forests of Taiwan
- Periparus ater kuatunensis: Montane forests of se China (Anhui, Fujian and Zhejiang)
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Source: Clements checklist
Coal or Black-crested Tit
French:
Mésange noire ou M. de Vigors
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Coal or Black-crested Tit ( Periparus [ater or melanolophus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Coal Tit ( Parus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Coal Tit ( Periparus ater) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Periparus ater [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleinswartmees
Arabic: قرقف فحمي
Asturian: Beranín prietu, Picaveyu Branin
Azerbaijani: Qara arıquşu
Belarusian: Сініца-маскоўка
Bulgarian: Черен синигер
Breton: Ar pennduig kilpenn gwenn, Pennduig kilpenn gwenn
Catalan: Mallerenga petita
Catalan (Balears): Ferrerico petit
Czech: Sýkora uhelnícek, sýkora uhelníček
Welsh: Titw penddu
Danish: Sortmejse
German: Tannenmeise
Greek: Ελατoπαπαδίτσα, Ελατοπαπαδίτσα
English: Coal or Black-crested Tit, Coal Tit
English, HBW: Coal Tit
English (IOC): Coal Tit
English (United States): Coal Tit
Esperanto: nigra paruo
Spanish: Carbonero Garrapinos
Spanish (Spain): Carbonero Garrapinos
Spanish (HBW): Carbonero garrapinos
Estonian: Musttihane
Basque: Pinu-kaskabeltz, Pinu-kaskabeltza
Persian: چرخ ریسک پس سر سفید, چرخریسک پسسر سفید, چرخریسک پسسرسفید
Finnish: kuusitiainen
Faroese: Huldutita
French: Mésange noire, Mésange noire ou M. de Vigors
Frisian: Wâldmies
Irish: Meantán Dubh
Gaelic: Cailleachag-Chean-Dubh, Smutag
Galician: Ferreiriño carboeiro, Ferreiriño dos piñeiros, Ferreiriño negro
Manx: Drean kione doo, Myntan doo
Hebrew: ירגזי שחור
Croatian: Jelova sjenica
Hungarian: Fenyvescinege
Armenian: Սև Երաժտահավ, Սև երաշտահավ
Icelandic: Barrmeisa
Italian: Cincia mora
Japanese (romaji): higara, hi-gara
Japanese: ヒガラ
Japanese (Kanji): 日雀
Georgian: მცირე წივწივა, მცირე წიწკანა, შავი წიწკანა
Kazakh: Шєре шымшық
Kazakh (Transliteration): şöre şımşıq
Korean: 진박새
Korean (Transliteration): jin-bak-sae
Cornish: Penglow
Scientific: Parus ater, Periparus [ater or melanolophus], Periparus ater, Periparus ater ater
Luxembourgish: Dännemees
Limburgish: Bruinkopmees
Lithuanian: Joudoji zylė, Juodoji zyle, Juodoji zylė
Latvian: Meža zīlīte
Macedonian: Елова сипка
Mongolian: Өдөрч хөх бух, Өдөрч хөхбух
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠦᠷᠡᠤᠲᠥᠷ ᠡᠷᠡᠢᠢᠶᠡ ᠵᠠᠳᠣᠠᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хүрэвтэр оройт задуулай
Mongolian (Transliteration): khürevter oroit zaduulai, ödörch khökh bukh, ödörch khökh-bukh
Nepali: सानो फुस्रे चिचिल्कोटे
Dutch: Zwarte Mees
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartmeis
Norwegian: Svartmeis
Polish: sosnówka
Pinyin: méi shān-què
Portuguese: chapim-carvoeiro, Chapim-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Chapim-carvoeiro
Romansh: Maset da guaud
Rhaeto-Romance: Maset da guaud
Romanian: Pițigoi de brădet, Piţigoi de brădet
Russian: Московка
Scots: Smutag
Northern Sami: Čáhppesgaccet
Slovak: Sýkorka uhliarka
Slovenian: menišček
Albanian: Trishtili i zi
Serbian: Jelova senica, jelova sjenica
Swedish: Svartmes
Turkish: Çam baştankarası, Шөре шымшық
Tuvinian: Кара көк-хөкпеш
Ukrainian: Синиця чорна, Чорна синиця
Chinese: 煤山雀
Chinese (Traditional): 煤山雀
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 煤山雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 煤山雀
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