Owston's tit

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Owston's tit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Sittiparus
Species:
S. owstoni
Binomial name
Sittiparus owstoni
(Ijima, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Parus varius (protonym)[2]
  • Sittiparus varius owstoni
  • Poecile varius owstoni

Owston's tit (Sittiparus owstoni) is a small

Hachijojima
.

Owston's tit was formerly considered as

phylogenetic study published in 2014.[3][4] The species was first described by Ijima Isao in 1893, based on two females from Miyake-jima obtained by Alan Owston's collector, and named Parus owstoni in his honour.[2] This was the first description of a bird by a zoologist from Japan.[5]
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It is larger than the varied tit, and lacks the buffish forehead and side of neck.[6]

References

  1. . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ijima Isao (1893). "Description of a New Species of Parus from Miyakeshima". Dōbutsugaku zasshi. 5 (62): 445–446.
  3. PMID 24603127
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  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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  6. ^ Gosler, A.; Clament, P. (2016). "Varied Tit (Poecile varius)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 16 February 2016.(subscription required)