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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Periparus
Scientific: Periparus melanolophus
Citation: Vigors, 1831
Reference: PZS Pt1 no.2 p.23
Protonym: Parus melanolophus
Avibase ID: F171CF70B42EAEF3
Short link: https://avibase.ca/F171CF70
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922373
Geographic range:
Periparus melanolophus : Coniferous forests of e Afghanistan to w Nepal
Source: Clements checklist
English: Black-crested Tit
Czech: sýkora nepálská
German: Schwarzschopfmeise
Danish: Himalayamejse
Spanish: Carbonero Crestinegro
Finnish: pakistanintöyhtötiainen
French: Mésange de Vigors
Italian: Cincia dal ciuffo di Vigor
Japanese: wakiakashijuukara
Japanese: ワキアカシジュウガラ
Dutch: Zwartkuifmees
Norwegian: Kasjmirmeis
Polish: sikora rdzawoboczna
Russian: Чернохохлая синица
Slovak: sýkorka čečinová
Swedish: Himalayasvartmes
Chinese: 维氏黑冠山雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mésange de Vigors ( Parus melanolophus )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mésange de Vigors ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 1st edition: Spot-winged Black Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Clements 3rd edition: Spot-winged Black Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Clements 4th edition: Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition: Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Clements, version 2015: Periparus ater melanolophus
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Clements, version 2016: Periparus ater melanolophus
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Clements, version 2017: Periparus ater melanolophus
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Clements, version 2018: Periparus ater melanolophus
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eBird version 1.50: Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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eBird version 1.52: Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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eBird version 1.53: Black-crested Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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eBird version 1.54: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
eBird version 1.55: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
eBird version 2015: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
eBird version 2016: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
eBird version 2017: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
eBird version 2018: Coal Tit (Black-crested) ( Periparus ater melanolophus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Vigors' Crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Vigors' Crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Periparus ater melanolophus
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Spot-winged Tit ( Periparus melanolophus )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Periparus ater melanolophus
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Periparus ater melanolophus
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Spot-winged Black Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Oriental Bird Club: Spot-winged Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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James Lee Peters: Parus melanolophus
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James Lee Peters (original): Parus melanolophus
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Parus melanolophus
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Black-crested Tit ( Parus melanolophus )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Periparus melanolophus
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Periparus ater melanolophus
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Periparus [ater or melanolophus]
(sensu lato ) by some authors
Related taxa
Alternative arrangements: 1 2
Other synonyms
Catalan: mallerenga d'espatlles vermellesCzech: sýkora nepálská, Sýkora skvrnitokrídláDanish: HimalayamejseGerman: Rotbrustmeise, Schwarzkopfmeise, Schwarzschopfmeise, Tannenmeise (melanolophus), Tannenmeise-melanolophusEnglish: Black-capped chickadee, Black-crested Tit, Coal tit, Coal Tit (Black-crested), Crested Black Tit, Spot-winged Black Tit, Spot-winged Tit, Vigor's Crested Tit, Vigors' Crested Tit, Vigors's TitEnglish (IOC): Coal Tit (Black-crested)Spanish: Carbonero Crestinegro, Carbonero de Cresta Negra, Carbonero de VigorSpanish (Spain): Carbonero Garrapinos (melanolophus)Spanish (HBW): Coal Tit (Black-crested)Estonian: seedritihaneFinnish: PakistanintöyhtötiainenFrench: Mésange de Vigors, Mésange noire (de Vigors), Mésange noire (melanolophus)Icelandic: Barrmeisa (melanolophus)Italian: Cincia crestanera, Cincia dal ciuffo di VigorJapanese: higara (melanolophus), wakiakashijuugara, wakiakashijuukaraJapanese: ヒガラ (melanolophus), ワキアカシジュウカラ, ワキアカシジュウガラLatin: Parus ater melanolophus, Parus melanolophus, Parus rubidiventris, Periparus ater melanolophus, Periparus melanolophusLithuanian: Juodoji zylė (melanolophus)Dutch: Grijsborstmees, Zwarte Mees (melanolophus), ZwartkuifmeesNorwegian: Kasjmirmeis, svartmeis (melanolophus)Polish: sikora rdzawobocznaPortuguese (Portugal): Chapim-carvoeiro (melanolophus)Russian: Чернохохлая синицаSlovak: sýkorka čečinováSlovenian: Menišček (melanolophus)Serbian: Jelova senica (melanolophus)Swedish: Himalayasvartmes, svartmes (melanolophus)Turkish: Çam Baştankarası (melanolophus)Ukrainian: Синиця пакистанськаChinese: 维氏黑冠山雀