Red-throated tit

The red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Red-throated tit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Melaniparus
Species:	M. fringillinus
Binomial name
Melaniparus fringillinus (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
resident range[2]
Synonyms
Parus fringillinus

The red-throated tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade.^[3][4]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Melaniparus fringillinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711869A94310916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711869A94310916.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Based on maps in The Birds of Africa, Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife data zone
3. 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.
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.