The sombre tit is a member of the tit family found in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. Sombre tits occur in low density in thin woodlands at the elevation range between 1000 and 1600 metres above sea level. Similar to the other tit species, the sombre tit is a cavity-nesting species, which makes the nests in the holes in juniper, willow, poplar, and other relevant tree species. In some cases they nest in iron pipes, and in artificial nest-boxes. The clutch usually consists on 4 to 9 eggs, having two clutches per year. The species appear to be resident in the country with slight local movements. They breed on mountain slopes and in open deciduous forest; lower down on in trees and bushes in rocky terrain, as well as in fruit orchards. The breeding season lasts from early April till end of July - beginning of August. The food mainly consists on insects. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1820)
Reference:
Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst.
ed.2, part 1 p.293
Protonym:
Parus lugubris
Type locality:
Dalmatia and Hungary.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41001858
Avibase ID:
CEC34DA4D6E4A0F1
Avibase ID:
avibase-CEC34DA4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CEC34DA4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562352
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sombre Tit [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus] ( Poecile lugubris [incl. kirmanensis, excl. hyrcanus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2021: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Sombre Tit ( Poecile lugubris) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Poecile [lugubris or hyrcanus]
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