African Blue Tit
Cyanistes ultramarinus (Bonaparte, CLJL 1841)
The African blue tit is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in northern Africa and the Canary Islands. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. This species and the Eurasian blue tit were formerly considered conspecific. The status of this species has not been assessed because it is noted to be common on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The species has been used in many research studies due to its island populations and relevance to evolutionary hypotheses. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Paridae
Genus:
Cyanistes
Scientific:
Cyanistes ultramarinus
Original description
Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1841)
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
4ème Année p.146
Protonym:
Parus ultramarinus
Type locality:
La régence de Tunis, vers la limite tripolitaine, et notamment à Sfax (Tunisia).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19646#page/154/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
227EC375C6879C55
Avibase ID:
avibase-227EC375
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/227EC375
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922487
Geographic range:
- Cyanistes ultramarinus ultramarinus: northwestern Africa (Morocco to Tunisia) and Pantelleria Island (southern Italy)
- Cyanistes ultramarinus cyrenaicae: Libya
African Blue Tit
Catalan:
Mallerenga africana
Czech:
Sýkora africká
Danish:
Atlas-blåmejse
German:
Blaumeise-ultramarinus
Spanish:
Herrerillo Africano
Finnish:
Afrikansinitiainen
French:
Mésange maghrébine
Croatian:
Sjevernoafrička plavetna sjenica
Italian:
Cinciarella africana
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaaogara
Japanese:
アフリカアオガラ
Norwegian:
Kalottmeis
Polish:
modraszka kanaryjska
Portuguese:
Chapim-azul-africano
Russian:
Африканская лазоревка
Slovak:
sýkorka saharská
Serbian:
Afrička plava senica
Swedish:
Koboltmes
Ukrainian:
Синиця (канарська) ультрамаринова
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Blue Tit ( Cyanistes ultramarinus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Blue Tit ( Parus ultramarinus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Cyanistes [teneriffae, degener, ombriosus, palmensis or ultramarinus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Ultramarynmees
Bulgarian: Африкански син синигер
Catalan: Mallerenga africana
Czech: Sýkora africká
Welsh: Titw tomos las Affrica
Danish: Atlas-blåmejse
German: Afrikanische Blaumeise, Blaumeise-ultramarinus, Nordafrikanische Blaumeise, Ultramarinmeise
English: African Blue Tit, Blue tit, North African Blue Tit, North-west African Blue Tit, Ultramarine Tit
Esperanto: Africa blua paruo
Spanish: Herrerillo Africano
Estonian: Aafrika sinitihane, magribi sinitihane
Finnish: Afrikansinitiainen
French: Mésange bleue d'Afrique du Nord, Mésange d'Afrique du Nord, Mésange maghrébine
Frisian: Magreb-blaumieske
Irish: Meantán ultramairíneach
Galician: Ferreiriño ultramarino
Croatian: Sjevernoafrička plavetna sjenica
Italian: Cinciarella africana, Cinciarella algerina
Japanese (romaji): afurikaaogara
Japanese: アフリカアオガラ
Scientific: Cyanistes caeruleus ultramarinus, Cyanistes ultramarinus, Cyanistes ultramarinus ultramarinus, Parus caeruleus ultramarinus, Parus ultramarinus
Latvian: Āfrikas zilzīlīte
Dutch: Maghrebpimpelmees
Norwegian: Kalottmeis
Polish: Modraszka kanaryjska, Modraszka maghrebska
Portuguese: Chapim-azul-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Maset blau magrebin
Russian: Африканская лазоревка
Slovak: sýkorka saharská
Slovenian: Afriški plavček
Serbian: Afrička plava senica
Swedish: Koboltmes
Ukrainian: Синиця (канарська) ультрамаринова
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