Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.[2]
| Machlolophus | |
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| Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Machlolophus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Parus spilonotus[1] | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Macholophus | |
The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.[3] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest.[4]
The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Machlolophus nuchalis | White-naped tit | southern India |
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Machlolophus holsti | Yellow tit | central Taiwan |
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Machlolophus xanthogenys | Himalayan black-lored tit | Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent. |
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Machlolophus aplonotus | Indian black-lored tit | Indian subcontinent |
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Machlolophus spilonotus | Yellow-cheeked tit | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
References
edit- ^ "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Johansson, U.S.; Ekman, J.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Halvarsson, P.; Ohlson, J.I.; Price, T.D.; Ericson, P.G.P. (2013). "A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69 (3): 852–860. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID 23831453.
- ^ Cabanis, Jean (1850). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (Volume 1) (in German). Vol. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 91.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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