Difference between revisions of "Yellow Tit" - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Taiwan Yellow Tit

Photo by Dave 2x
Dasyueshan, Taiwan, March 2013

Identification

12·5–13 cm (5 in)

Montane forests of Taiwan.

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Parus.

They breed in temperate broadleaf forests.

Not a lot of information is available about their diet, but they are known to eat invertebrates and larvae.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Tit

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 [[Image:Yellow Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave 2x}}<br />Dasyueshan, [[Taiwan]], March 2013]]
-;[[:Category:Parus|Parus]] holsti
+;[[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]] holsti
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 Montane forests of [[Taiwan]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br />
+Formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Parus|''Parus'']].
-Some authorities treat this species in the genus [[:Category:Machlolophus|''Machlolophus'']]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
 They breed in temperate broadleaf forests.
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+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Machlolophus]]