Ashy tit

Melaniparus cinerascens

The ashy tit is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Ashy Tit  Geotagged,Melaniparus cinerascens,Namibia,Summer,ashy tit

Naming

The ashy 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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParidae
GenusMelaniparus
SpeciesM. cinerascens
Photographed in
Namibia