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Fire-capped Tit

Cephalopyrus flammiceps (Burton, E 1836)

The fire-capped tit is a small, 10 cm (3.9 in) long, weighing about 7 g (0.25 oz) bird species assigned to the family Paridae, that breeds in the temperate forest bordering the Himalayas to the south, in the Hengduan Shan and Nujiang Shan on the Myanmar-China border, the Micah Shan and Daba Shan on the Northern Sichuan border. It winters down hill and further south. Further to the east, birds tend to be smaller and the plumage becomes gradually darker. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paridae
Genus:
   Cephalopyrus
Scientific:
  Cephalopyrus flammiceps


Original description

Citation:
  (Burton, E 1836)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.3, no.34 p.153

Imprint year:
  1835

Protonym:
  Aegithalus flammiceps

Type locality:
  Himalayas; restricted to Mussoorie by Whistler, 1924, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 45, p. 15.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96158#page/331/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  501296F9504A83DB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-501296F9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/501296F9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559106

Geographic range:

  • Cephalopyrus flammiceps flammiceps: western Himalayas (Pakistan to Garhwal and western Nepal)
  • Cephalopyrus flammiceps olivaceus: eastern Himalayas (eastern Nepal to southeastern Tibet and central China)
English:
Fire-capped Tit
Catalan:
teixidor cap de foc
Czech:
moudivláček ohnivočelý
Danish:
Ildkrone
German:
Flammenstirnmeise
Spanish:
Pájaro Moscón Carirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Pájaro moscón carirrojo
Finnish:
tulipäätiainen
French:
Mésange tête-de-feu
Croatian:
crvenočela sjenica
Hungarian:
tüzesfejű cinege
Italian:
Pendolino capoflammeo
Japanese (romaji):
benibitaigara
Japanese:
ベニビタイガラ
Lithuanian:
Raudonkepurė remeza
Dutch:
Vuurkruinmees
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flammemeis
Norwegian:
Flammemeis
Polish:
ognik
Portuguese:
chapim-cabeça-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
chapim-flamejante
Russian:
Огненноголовая синица
Slovak:
ohnivočelka zelenkavá
Swedish:
brandkronad mes
Ukrainian:
синиця вогнистоголова
Chinese:
火冠雀
Chinese (Traditional):
火冠雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rémiz tête-de-feu ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rémiz tête-de-feu ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fire-capped Tit Warbler ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Fire-capped Tit ( Cephalopyrus flammiceps) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cephalopyrus flammiceps [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cephalopyrus flammiceps [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cephalopyrus flammiceps [version 1]

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Catalan: teixidor cap de foc
Czech: moudivláček ohnivočelý, Moudivlácek rudohlavý
Danish: Ildkrone
German: Flammenstirnchen, Flammen-Stirnchen, Flammenstirnmeise
English: Fire-capped Tit, Fire-capped Tit Warbler, Fire-capped Tit-warbler
English, HBW: Fire-capped Tit
English (IOC): Fire-capped Tit
English (United States): Fire-capped Tit
Esperanto: Fajrkapa paruo
Spanish: Baloncito de Capa en Llamas, Pájaro moscón carirrojo, Pájaro-moscón Carirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Pájaro moscón carirrojo, Pájaro-moscón Carirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Fire-capped Tit
Estonian: tulipea-tihane
Finnish: Tulipäätiainen
French: Mésange à couronne flammée, Mésange tête-de-feu, Rémiz à front rouge, Rémiz tête-de-feu
Croatian: crvenočela sjenica
Hungarian: tüzesfejű cinege
Italian: Pendolino capoflammeo, Pendolino testadifiamma
Japanese (romaji): beni-bitai gara, benibitaigara
Japanese: ベニビタイガラ
Japanese (Kanji): 紅額雀
Kirghiz: чокбаш кашка чымчык
Scientific: Aegithalus [sic] flammiceps, Aegithalus flammiceps, Cephalopyrus flammiceps, Cephalopyrus flammiceps flammiceps
Lithuanian: Raudonkepurė remeza
Latvian: ugunspierīte
Nepali: रक्तशिर चिचिल्कोटे
Dutch: Roodkopmees, Vuurkruinmees
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flammemeis
Norwegian: Flammemeis, Flammepungmeis
Polish: ognik
Pinyin: huǒ-guān què, huǒ-mào què
Portuguese: chapim-cabeça-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal): chapim-flamejante
Russian: Огненноголовая синица, Огненноголовый ремез
Slovak: ohnivočelka zelenkavá
Swedish: Brandkronad mes
Thai: นกติ้ดหน้าแดง, นกติ๊ดหน้าแดง, นกติตหน้าแดง, นกติตหัวแดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók tìt hŭa-daeeŋ, nók tít nâa-daeeŋ, nók tìt nâa-daeeŋ, nók tît nâa-daeeŋ
Turkish: Alev alınlı baştankara
Ukrainian: Ремез вогнистоголовий, синиця вогнистоголова
Chinese: 火冠雀, 火帽雀
Chinese (Traditional): 火冠雀, 火帽雀

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