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Cinereous Tit

Parus cinereus Vieillot, LJP 1818

The cinereous tit is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several populations that were earlier treated as subspecies of the great tit. These birds are grey backed with white undersides. The great tit in the new sense is distinguishable by the greenish-back and yellowish underside. The distribution of this species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paridae
Genus:
   Parus
Scientific:
  Parus cinereus


Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1818

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 20 p.316

Imprint year:
  1817

Protonym:
  Parus cinereus

Type locality:
  Batavia, Java.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60115#page/334/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  99CF4A044CFAABD3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-99CF4A04

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/99CF4A04


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916513

English:
Cinereous Tit
Afrikaans:
Grysgrootmees
Bengali:
বড় তিত
Czech:
sýkora popelavá
Danish:
Grå Musvit
German:
Graukohlmeise
Esperanto:
Orientazia granda paruo
Spanish:
Carbonero Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Carbonero indio
Estonian:
lõuna-rasvatihane
Persian:
چرخ ریسک بزرگ شرقی
Finnish:
tuhkatalitiainen
French:
Mésange indienne
Hebrew:
ירגזי אפרפר
Croatian:
Azijska velika sjenica
Hungarian:
jávai széncinege
Indonesian:
Gelatuk-batu kelabu
Italian:
Cincia cenerina
Japanese (romaji):
kuroshijuukara
Japanese:
クロシジュウカラ
Latvian:
Āzijas pelēkā zīlīte
Nepali:
चिचिल्कोटे
Dutch:
Grijze Koolmees
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråkjøttmeis
Norwegian:
Gråkjøttmeis
Polish:
bogatka orientalna
Portuguese:
chapim-cinério
Portuguese (Portugal):
chapim-cinéreo
Russian:
Серая синица
Slovak:
sýkorka šedivá
Serbian:
Pepeljasta velika senica
Swedish:
grå talgoxe
Thai:
นกติ๊ดหลังเทา
Turkish:
Hindistan baştankarası
Ukrainian:
синиця південноазійська
Chinese:
苍背山雀
Chinese (Traditional):
白頰山雀〔南方大山雀〕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mésange indienne ( Parus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Asian Tit (Cinereous) ( Parus cinereus [cinereus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2025:
Asian Tit (Cinereous) ( Parus cinereus [cinereus Group]) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Cinereous Tit ( Parus cinereus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Parus [cinereus or minor] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Grysgrootmees
Assamese: ভদৰকলি
Bashkir: һоро ҡарабаш турғай
Bulgarian: Азиатски синигер [Група cinereus]
Bengali: বড় তিত
Bengali (transliteration): Ram-gangra
Czech: sýkora popelavá, sýkora popelavá [skupina cinereus]
Danish: Grå Musvit, Grå Musvit (Askegrå)
German: Asienmeise, Graukohlmeise, Graukohlmeise [cinereus-Gruppe]
English: Asian Tit (Cinereous), Cinereous Tit, Cinereous Tit (Cinereous), Southern Great Tit
English (Avilist): Asian Tit (Cinereous)
English (Bangladesh): Cinereous Tit (Asian Great Tit), Cinereous Tit (Cinereous)
English (United Kingdom): Indian Grey Titmouse
English, HBW: Great Tit (Cinereous Tit), Great Tit (Cinereous)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Cinereous Tit [cinereus Group]
English (India): Cinereous Tit (Great Tit)
English (IOC): Cinereous Tit, Cinereous Tit (Cinereous)
English (United States): Asian Tit (Cinereous), Cinereous Tit
Esperanto: Orientazia granda paruo, Orientazia paruo
Spanish: Carbonero Indio, Carbonero Oriental (India)
Spanish (Spain): Carbonero indio, Carbonero oriental (India)
Spanish (HBW): Cinereous Tit
Estonian: lõuna-rasvatihane
Persian: چرخ ریسک بزرگ شرقی
Finnish: tuhkatalitiainen, tuhkatalitiainen (cinereus- ryhmä)
French: Mésange charbonnière (indienne), Mésange d'Asie (groupe cinereus), Mésange indienne
French (Guyane): Mésange indienne
Galician: Ferreiriño cinéreo
Hebrew: ירגזי אפרפר, ירגזי אפרפר (מרכז אסיה)
Hindi: सलेटी रामरंगरा
Croatian: Azijska velika sjenica
Hungarian: jávai széncinege
Indonesian: Gelatuk-batu kelabu
Italian: Cincia cenerina
Japanese (romaji): kuroshijuukara
Japanese: クロシジュウカラ, シジュウカラ(cinereus グループ)
Javanese: Boorung-glatek-batoo, Clupau
Kazakh: ақсағал шымшық
Kirghiz: боз кашка чымчык
Scientific: Parus albiginea, Parus cinereus, Parus cinereus [cinereus Group], Parus cinereus cinereus, Parus major cinereus
Latvian: Āzijas pelēkā zīlīte
Malayalam: ചാരമരപ്പൊട്ടൻ
Marathi: राखी वल्गुली
Nepali: चिचिल्कोटे, चिचिल्कोटे (Cinereous)
Dutch: Grijze Koolmees, Grijze koolmees (nominate-groep)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråkjøttmeis
Norwegian: Gråkjøttmeis, gråkjøttmeis (cinereus gr.)
Polish: bogatka orientalna, bogatka orientalna [gr. cinereus]
Portuguese: Chapim-cinéreo, chapim-cinério
Portuguese (Portugal): chapim-cinéreo, Chapim-real [grupo cinereus]
Rhaeto-Romance: Maset tschendrus
Russian: Серая синица, Серая синица (Серая), Синица серая
Slovak: sýkorka šedivá, sýkorka šedivá (šedivá)
Serbian: Indijska pepeljasta senica, Pepeljasta velika senica
Swedish: grå talgoxe, grå talgoxe [gruppen cinereus]
Tamil: Pattani Kuruvi
Thai: นกติ๊ดแก้มขาว (หลังเทา), นกติ๊ดหลังเทา
Turkmen: çal jikjiki
Turkish: Akça Büyük Baştankara [cinereus grubu], Hindistan baştankarası
Ukrainian: Синиця (велика) яванська, синиця південноазійська
Vietnamese: Bạc má
Chinese: 大山雀 (苍背山雀), 苍背山雀
Chinese (Hong Kong): 蒼背山雀 [cinereus Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 白頰山雀(cinereus群), 白頰山雀〔南方大山雀〕

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