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[[Image:Caspian Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|greyowl|greyowl}}<br/>[[Iran]], 2009]]
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#REDIRECT [[Sombre Tit]]
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;[[:Category:Poecile|Poecile]] hyrcanus
 
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==Identification==
 
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12.5 cm<br />
 
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*Brown upperparts
 
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*Pink-brown underparts, becoming greyer with age
 
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*Dark brown cap and bib<br />
 
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Sexes similar<br />
 
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'''Juveniles''' duller
 
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==Distribution==
 
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Endemic to [[Iran]].
 
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==Taxonomy==
 
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Formerly treated as subspecies of [[Sombre Tit]], and IOC seemingly still treat it that way.
 
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The scientific name has in the past been given as either ''[[:Category:Parus|Parus]] hyrcanus'' or ''Poecile hyrcana''.
 
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
 
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|polytypic]] species consisting of two subspecies:
 
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*''P. h. hyrcanus'':
 
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:*Northern [[Iran]] (Elburz Mountains) and adjacent [[Azerbaijan]]
 
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*''P. h. kirmanensis'':
 
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:*Southern Iran (mountains of Kerman region)
 
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An additional subspecies ''talischensis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
 
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==Habitat==
 
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Deciduous mountain forests.
 
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==Behaviour==
 
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====Breeding====
 
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It nests in holes in decayed trees, lined with fur, wood chips, or hair. The clutch consists of 5-7 red-spotted white eggs.
 
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====Diet====
 
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The diet inclues seeds, insects and caterpillars.
 
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====Vocalisation====
 
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Call: ''zsit,'' and ''chev chev''.
 
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==References==
 
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
 
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#Wikipedia
 
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{{ref}}
 
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Poecile+hyrcan}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Poecile]]
 

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