Red-throated Tit - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Valéry Schollaert
d'Arusha, Northern Tanzania, September 2010

Melaniparus fringillinus

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly placed in genus Parus.

Photo by Valéry Schollaert
d'Arusha, Northern Tanzania, September 2010

Habitat

Acacia savanna.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-throated Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-throated_Tit

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