Periparus

Periparus
	Coal tit, Periparus ater
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Periparus; de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884
Type species
	Parus ater; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	See text
	Range of Periparus

Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.^[2]^[3] The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenus of Parus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.^[4] The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.^[5]

The genus contains the following species:^[6]

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Periparus rufonuchalis	Rufous-naped tit or black-breasted tit	India, China, Pakistan, Turkestan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan
Periparus rubidiventris	Rufous-vented tit	Bhutan, China, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal
Periparus ater	Coal tit	subtropical Eurasia and northern Africa.

All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.

References

^ "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Gill, F.B.; Slikas, B.; Sheldon, F.H. (2005). "Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene". Auk. 122: 121–143. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0121:POTPIS]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86067032.
^ Johansson, U.S.; Ekman, J.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Halvarsson, P.; Ohlson, J.I.; Price, T.D.; Ericson, P.G.P. (2013). "A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69 (3): 852–860. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID 23831453.
^ Selys Longchamps, E. (1884). "Considérations sur le genre mésange (Parus)". Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France (in French). 9: 32–78 [43, 59].
^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2