Paridae

Paridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder	Passerimorphae
Order	Passeriformes
Sub-order	Passeri
Infraorder	Passerida
Family Information
Superfamily	Passeroidea
Family	Paridae
Population statistics

Paridae is a family of small passerine birds comprising 14 genera and 64 species commonly known as chickadees, tits, and titmice, and found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere and Africa.

Description

They are birds that do not exceed eight inches in length, and weigh 0.18 to 1.73 ounces. The colors are variable and range from gray with a black head for American species, to brown for some European species, such as coal tit (Periparus ater) and marsh tit (Poecile palustris), to blue for great tit (Parus major) and the Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), up to the light blue-white of the azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus). Several species bear a crested head. They have a rather small and pointed beak, and short, strong legs.

Species

• Genus Baeolophus

Black-crested titmouse, Baeolophus atricristatus

Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi

Juniper titmouse, Baeolophus ridgwayi

Oak titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus

Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor

• Genus Cephalopyrus

Fire-capped tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps

• Genus Cyanistes

African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae

Azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus

Eurasian Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus

• Genus Lophophanes

European crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus

Grey crested tit, Lophophanes dichrous

• Genus Machlolophus

Himalayan black-lored tit, Machlolophus xanthogenys

Indian black-lored tit, Machlolophus aplonotus

White-naped tit, Machlolophus nuchalis

Yellow tit, Machlolophus holsti

Yellow-cheeked tit, Machlolophus spilonotus

• Genus Melaniparus

Acacia tit or Somali Tit, Melaniparus thruppi

Ashy tit, Melaniparus cinerascens

Carp's tit, Melaniparus carpi

Cinnamon-breasted tit, Melaniparus pallidiventris

Dusky tit, Melaniparus funereus

Grey tit, Melaniparus afer

Miombo tit, Melaniparus griseiventris

Red-throated tit, Melaniparus fringillinus

Rufous-bellied tit, Melaniparus rufiventris

Southern black tit, Melaniparus niger

Stripe-breasted tit, Melaniparus fasciiventer

White-backed black tit, Melaniparus leuconotus

White-bellied tit, Melaniparus albiventris

White-shouldered black tit, Melaniparus guineensis

White-winged black tit, Melaniparus leucomelas

• Genus Melanochlora

Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea

• Genus Pardaliparus

Elegant tit, Pardaliparus elegans

Palawan tit, Pardaliparus amabilis

Yellow-bellied tit, Pardaliparus venustulus

• Genus Parus

Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus

Great tit, Parus major

Green-backed tit, Parus monticolus

Japanese tit, Parus minor

• Genus Periparus

Coal tit, Periparus ater

Rufous-naped tit, Periparus rufonuchalis

Rufous-vented tit, Periparus rubidiventris

• Genus Poecile

Black-bibbed tit, Poecile hypermelaenus

Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus

Boreal chickadee, Poecile hudsonicus

Carolina chickadee, Poecile carolinensis

Caspian tit, Poecile hyrcanus

Chestnut-backed chickadee, Poecile rufescens

Grey-headed chickadee, Poecile cinctus

Marsh tit, Poecile palustris

Mexican chickadee, Poecile sclateri

Mountain chickadee, Poecile gambeli

Père David's tit, Poecile davidi

Sichuan tit Poecile weigoldicus

Sombre tit, Poecile lugubris

White-browed tit, Poecile superciliosus

Willow tit, Poecile montanus

• Genus Pseudopodoces

Ground tit, Pseudopodoces humilis

• Genus Sittiparus

Chestnut-bellied tit, Sittiparus castaneoventris

Owston's tit, Sittiparus owstoni

Iriomote tit, Sittiparus olivaceus

Varied tit, Sittiparus varia

White-fronted tit, Sittiparus semilarvatus

• Genus Sylviparus

Yellow-browed tit, Sylviparus modestus