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Poecile hypermelaenus

Identification

Distribution

Central and eastern China to south-eastern Tibet, and western Myanmar

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1], however, some authorities consider it a part of Marsh Tit[2]

The scientific names has in the past been given as either of the following: Parus hypermelaenus, Periparus hypermelaenus or Poecile hypermelaena.

Habitat

Open broadleaved evergreen and pine forest, forest edge, scrub.

Behaviour

  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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