Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius] (Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius])

Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius]

Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius] (= Parus major) Linnaeus, C 1758

The great tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and east across the Palearctic to the Amur River, south to parts of North Africa where it is generally resident in any sort of woodland; most great tits do not migrate except in extremely harsh winters. Until 2005 this species was lumped with numerous other subspecies. DNA studies have shown these other subspecies to be distinct from the great tit and these have now been separated as two distinct species, the cinereous tit of southern Asia, and the Japanese tit of East Asia. The great tit remains the most widespread species in the genus Parus. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paridae
Genus:
   Parus
Scientific:
  Parus major

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.189

Protonym:
Parus major

Type locality:
Europe.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/209/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BF8C1A1D55AFB007

Avibase ID:
avibase-BF8C1A1D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BF8C1A1D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561864

Geographic range:

Parus major major: Europe to northwestern Iran, Siberia, Lake Baikal, and Altai and Sayan mountains
Parus major [kapustini or bargaensis]: northwestern China (northwestern Xinjiang) to Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Parus major excelsus: northwestern Africa (Morocco to Tunisia)
Parus major corsus: Iberian Peninsula and Corsica
Parus major ecki: Sardinia
Parus major newtoni: British Isles
Parus major aphrodite: southern Italy, Sicily, southern Greece, and Mediterranean islands including Cyprus
Parus major mallorcae: Balearic Islands
Parus major niethammeri: Crete
Parus major terraesanctae: northwestern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
Parus major [blanfordi or karelini]: northern Iraq and Iran
Parus bokharensis bokharensis: Russia to Tien Shan and Karatau mountains and northwestern Afghanistan
Parus bokharensis [turkestanicus, dzungaricus or iliensis]: Lake Balkhash to western China (Xinjiang) and southwestern Mongolia
Parus bokharensis ferghanensis: mountains in Tajikistan (Pamir and Alai) and Kyrgyzstan eastward to western Tien Shan
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius]
French:
Mésange charbonnière ou M. du Turkestan [excl. intermedius]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius] ( Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius])
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Great Tit ( Parus major) [version 5]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Parus major [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Parus [major, cinereus, minor or bokharensis]

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Arabic: القرقف الكبير
Asturian: Veranín
Azerbaijani: Iri arıquşu
Belarusian: Вялікая сініца
Bulgarian: Голям синигер
Bengali: বড় তিত
Breton: Ar pennglaou
Catalan: Mallerenga carbonera
Catalan (Balears): Ferrerico
Valencian: Primavera
Czech: sýkora koňadra
Chuvash: Кăсăя
Welsh: Titw mawr
Danish: Musvit
German: Kohlmeise
Greek: Καλόγερος
English: Great or Turkestan Tit [excl. intermedius], Great Tit, Intermediate Tit
English (India): European Great Tit
Esperanto: granda paruo
Spanish: Carbonero Común
Spanish (Spain): Carbonero Común
Estonian: Rasvatihane
Basque: Kaskabeltz handia
Persian: چرخ‌ریسک بزرگ
Finnish: talitiainen
Faroese: Stórtita
French: Mésange charbonnière, Mésange charbonnière ou M. du Turkestan [excl. intermedius]
Frisian: blokfink
Irish: Meantán Mór
Gaelic: Currac Bhain Tighearna
Galician: Ferreiriño real
Manx: Drean Mooar
Hebrew: ירגזי
Croatian: Velika Sjenica
Hungarian: Széncinege
Armenian: Մեծ Երաժտահավ, Մեծ երաշտահավ
Indonesian: Burung Gelatuk-batu Kelabu
Icelandic: Flotmeisa
Italian: Cinciallegra
Japanese (romaji): shijū-kara
Japanese: シジュウカラ
Japanese (Kanji): 四十雀
Georgian: დიდი წივწივა, დიდი წიწკანა
Khakas: Кöгiзек
Kazakh: Сарыбауыр шымшық
Kazakh (Transliteration): sarı-bawır şımşıq
Korean: 박새
Korean (Transliteration): bak-sae
Cornish: Penglow bras
Scientific: Parus [major or bokharensis, excl. intermedius], Parus cinereus, Parus cinereus cinereus, Parus major, Parus major major
Luxembourgish: Schielmees
Limburgish: Zjwartkop
Lithuanian: Didžioji zyle
Latvian: Lielā zīlīte
Macedonian: Голема сипка
Malayalam: ചാരമരപ്പൊട്ടന്‍
Mongolian: Их хөх бух, Их хөхбух
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Дууд задуулай
Mongolian (Transliteration): duud zaduulai, ikh khökh bukh, ikh khökh-bukh
Malay: Burung Serai Bakau
Maltese: Fjorentin
Nepali: चिचिल्कोटे
Dutch: Koolmees
Norwegian: Kjøttmeis
Polish: bogatka, bogatka (zwyczajna)
Pinyin: bái-jiá shān-què, bái-liǎn shān-què, bái-miàn gōng, bái-miàn zhī, dà shān-què, hēi-zi, huā-liǎn què, huā-liǎn wáng, huī shān-què, shān zǎizǎi hēi, yáng fèn-dàn, zǎizǎi-hēi, zhībo, zhīzhī hēi, zhī-zhī hóng, zǐ-guī niǎo, zǐzǐ hēi
Portuguese: Chapim-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Chapim-real
Romansh: Maset grond
Romanian: Pițigoi mare
Russian: Большая синица
Sardinian: Acutzaferru
Scots: Currac bhain tighearna
Northern Sami: Buoidegaccet
Slovak: sýkorka veľká
Slovenian: velika sinica
Albanian: Trishtili i madh
Serbian: velika sjenica
Swedish: talgoxe
Thai: นกติ้ดใหญ่, นกติ๊ดใหญ่, นกติตใหญ่
Thai (Transliteration): nók tít yày, nók tìt yày, nók tît yày
Turkish: Büyük Baştankara, Сарыбауыр шымшық
Tuvinian: Улуг көк-хөкпеш
Ukrainian: Велика синиця
Vietnamese: Chim Bạc má
Chinese: 仔仔黑, 吇吇黑, 吱吱嘿, 吱吱红, 吱啵, 大山雀, 子归鸟, 山仔仔黑, 灰山雀, 白脸山雀, 白面公, 白面只, 羊粪蛋, 花脸王, 花脸雀, 黑子
Chinese (Traditional): 仔仔黑, 吇吇黑, 吱吱嘿, 吱吱紅, 吱吱黑, 吱啵, 大山雀, 子歸鳥, 山仔仔黑, 灰山雀, 白臉山雀, 白面公, 白面只, 羊糞蛋, 花臉王, 花臉雀, 黑子
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白頰山雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 白颊山雀