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Dusky Tit

Melaniparus funereus (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1855)

The dusky tit is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paridae
Genus:
   Melaniparus
Scientific:
  Melaniparus funereus


Original description

Citation:
  (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1855)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 3 p.104

Protonym:
  Melanoparus funereus

Type locality:
  Gabon.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13947262


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5C54F8C9C3A4B0E1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5C54F8C9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5C54F8C9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561858

Geographic range:

  • Melaniparus funereus funereus: Guinea to Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya
  • Melaniparus funereus gabela: W-central Angola (Gabela escarpment)
English:
Dusky Tit
Catalan:
mallerenga funesta
Czech:
sýkora rudokrká
Danish:
Skifermejse
German:
Einfarb-Rußmeise
Spanish:
Carbonero Cenizo
Spanish (Spain):
Carbonero Cenizo
Finnish:
punasilmätiainen
French:
Mésange enfumée
Croatian:
crna sjenica
Hungarian:
egyszínű cinege
Italian:
Cincia fosca
Japanese (romaji):
kurogara
Japanese:
クロガラ
Lithuanian:
Tamsioji zylė
Dutch:
Gabonmees
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skifermeis
Norwegian:
Skifermeis
Polish:
sikora ciemna
Portuguese:
chapim-de-sombrio
Portuguese (Portugal):
chapim-sombrio
Russian:
Тёмная синица
Slovak:
sýkorka tmavá
Serbian:
Tamna senica
Swedish:
skiffermes
Ukrainian:
Синиця одноколірна
Chinese:
暗色山雀
Chinese (Traditional):
暗色山雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
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):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mésange enfumée ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Mésange enfumée ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
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:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
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):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
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 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Parus funereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Parus funereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Parus funereus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Dusky Tit ( Parus funereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Dusky Tit ( Melaniparus funereus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Parus funereus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Parus funereus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: mallerenga funesta
Czech: Sýkora rudokrká
Danish: Skifermejse
German: Einfarbmeise, Einfarb-Rußmeise
English: Dusky Tit
English, HBW: Dusky Tit
English (IOC): Dusky Tit
English (Kenya): Dusky Tit
English (United States): Dusky Tit
Esperanto: Fulga paruo
Spanish: Carbonero Cenizo, Herrerillo Sombrío
Spanish (Spain): Carbonero Cenizo
Spanish (HBW): Dusky Tit
Estonian: mets-nõgitihane
Finnish: Punasilmätiainen
French: Mésange ardoisée, Mésange enfumée, Mésange fuligineuse, Mésange funèbre
Croatian: crna sjenica
Hungarian: egyszínű cinege
Italian: Cincia fosca, Cincia tenebrosa
Japanese (romaji): kurogara, mujikurogara
Japanese: クロガラ, ムジクロガラ
Scientific: Melaniparus funereus, Melaniparus funereus funereus, Melaniparus nigricinereus, Melanoparus funereus, Parus funereus, Parus funereus funereus, Parus nigricinereus
Lithuanian: Tamsioji zylė
Dutch: Gabonmees
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skifermeis
Norwegian: Skifermeis
Polish: sikora ciemna
Portuguese: Chapim de sombrio, chapim-de-sombrio
Portuguese (Portugal): chapim-sombrio
Russian: Африканская тёмная синица, Тёмная синица
Slovak: sýkorka tmavá
Serbian: Tamna senica
Swedish: Skiffermes
Turkish: Kara kömürcü baştankara
Ukrainian: Синиця одноколірна
Chinese: 暗色山雀
Chinese (Traditional): 暗色山雀

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