White-backed black tit

White-backed black tit

White-backed tit

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SPECIES
Melaniparus leuconotus

The white-backed black tit (Melaniparus leuconotus ), also known as the white-backed tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.

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The white-backed black 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. White-backed black tit Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-backed_black_tit
2. White-backed black tit on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711845/94310272
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/300457

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