Yellow tit
| Yellow tit | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Machlolophus |
| Species: | M. holsti
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| Binomial name | |
| Machlolophus holsti (Seebohm, 1894)
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Parus holsti | |
The yellow tit, Taiwan yellow tit, or Formosan yellow titParidae.
It is endemic to central Taiwan.
Its natural
montane temperate forest
.
It has a restricted range and small population, and appears to be declining due to large-scale capture for export by the wild bird trade, so it is classed as
IUCN
.
The yellow tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus
Its length is 13 cm. The yellow tit is mostly yellow, with a crest. The crest and back are blackish blue-grey.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parus holsti.
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Parus holsti". Avibase.
- PMID 23831453.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 978-0-7136-7040-0.