| Parus | |
|---|---|
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| Great titParus major | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Parus Linnaeus,1758 |
| Type species | |
| Parus major (great tit) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
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| Distribution of the species in the genusParus.Parus bokharensis is now treated as a subspecies ofP. major | |
Parus is a genus ofOld Worldbirds in the tit familyParidae. It was formerly a large genus containing most of the 50 odd species in the family Paridae. The genus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailedmolecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013.[1][2] The genus name,Parus, is theLatin word for "tit".
The genusParus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalistCarl Linnaeus in thetenth edition of hisSystema Naturae.[3] The genus name isLatin for "tit".[4] Of the 12 species included in the genus by Linnaeus, thetype species was designated as thegreat tit (Parus major) byGeorge Robert Gray in 1840.[5][6]
The genus now contains the following three species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great tit
| Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 Fifteen subspecies
| Europe | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Cinereous tit
| Parus cinereus (, ) Nineteen subspecies
| West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Green-backed tit
| Parus monticolus Vigors, 1831 | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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