Grey tit
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Melaniparus afer

The grey tit (Melaniparus afer ) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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The grey tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade.

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References

1. Grey tit Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_tit
2. Grey tit on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711902/94311823
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/610170

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