Sichuan tit

Sichuan tit
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Poecile
Species:	P. weigoldicus
Binomial name
	Poecile weigoldicus; (Kleinschmidt, 1921)
	Sichuan tit distribution
Synonyms
	Parus weigoldicus Kleinschmidt, 1921 ; Poecile montanus weigoldicus (Kleinschmidt, 1921) ;

The Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to central China.^[1]

This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the willow tit (Poecile montanus). It was promoted to species status based on a genetic analysis published in 2002.^[2]^[3] It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Sichuan tit is found in Sichuan, south-eastern Qinghai, and north-western Yunnan provinces. It occurs in a variety of habitats, such as coniferous, mixed and mature deciduous forests, woodland edge, scrub, and urban parks and gardens at altitudes of 0–4,275 m (0–14,026 ft) above sea level.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c BirdLife International. (2019). "Poecile montanus ssp. weigoldicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735364A155141609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22735364A155141609.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Salzburger, Walter; Martens, Jochen; Nazarenko, Alexander A.; Sun, Yua-Hue; Dallinger, Reinhard; Sturmbauer, Christian (2002). "Phylogeography of the Eurasian Willow Tit (Parus montanus) based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 24 (1): 26–34. Bibcode:2002MolPE..24...26S. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00266-X. PMID 12128026.
^ Eck, S.; Martens, J. (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–5: 1–63 [18–19].
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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[IUCN-1] BirdLife International. (2019). "Poecile montanus ssp. weigoldicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735364A155141609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22735364A155141609.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[2] Salzburger, Walter; Martens, Jochen; Nazarenko, Alexander A.; Sun, Yua-Hue; Dallinger, Reinhard; Sturmbauer, Christian (2002). "Phylogeography of the Eurasian Willow Tit (Parus montanus) based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 24 (1): 26–34. Bibcode:2002MolPE..24...26S. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00266-X. PMID 12128026.

[3] Eck, S.; Martens, J. (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–5: 1–63 [18–19].

[ioc-4] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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