Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)
Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus) - HBW 13, p. 96
French: Mésange à tête rousse
German: Schwarzkehl-Schwanzmeise
Spanish: Mito Gorjinegro
Other common names: Red-headed (Long-tailed) Tit, Black-throated Bushtit
Taxonomy: Psaltria concinna Gould, 1855, Chusan, Zhejiang, eastern China.
Marked geographical variation, and very preliminary genetic studies suggest that this species may, in fact, represent an unresolved species swarm. Races divided into three groups, iredalei forming one group, annamensis another, and remaining four races forming “nominate group”. Race annamensis is morphologically distinct, and its separation as a full species could well be justified on this basis alone. Some SE Asian populations of this species of uncertain racial affinity: thus, birds in NW Thailand presumed to belong with pulchellus, those in EC Laos (.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Psaltria concinna Gould, 1855, Chusan, Zhejiang, eastern China.
Marked geographical variation, and very preliminary genetic studies suggest that this species may, in fact, represent an unresolved species swarm. Races divided into three groups, iredalei forming one group, annamensis another, and remaining four races forming “nominate group”. Race annamensis is morphologically distinct, and its separation as a full species could well be justified on this basis alone. Some SE Asian populations of this species of uncertain racial affinity: thus, birds in NW Thailand presumed to belong with pulchellus, those in EC Laos (Nakay-Nam Theun) tentatively included with talifuensis, and those in NE Vietnam and on Hainan I presumed to be of nominate race. Race talifuensis perhaps better synonymized with nominate. Proposed race taiwanensis (Taiheisan, in Taiwan) inseparable from nominate. Six subspecies recognized.
Marked geographical variation, and very preliminary genetic studies suggest that this species may, in fact, represent an unresolved species swarm. Races divided into three groups, iredalei forming one group, annamensis another, and remaining four races forming “nominate group”. Race annamensis is morphologically distinct, and its separation as a full species could well be justified on this basis alone. Some SE Asian populations of this species of uncertain racial affinity: thus, birds in NW Thailand presumed to belong with pulchellus, those in EC Laos (Nakay-Nam Theun) tentatively included with talifuensis, and those in NE Vietnam and on Hainan I presumed to be of nominate race. Race talifuensis perhaps better synonymized with nominate. Proposed race taiwanensis (Taiheisan, in Taiwan) inseparable from nominate. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- iredalei (Stuart Baker, 1920) - N Pakistan (Swat) E in Himalayas to NE India (Mishmi Hills, in E Arunachal Pradesh), also SW China (Sun Kosi valley and Tsangpo bend area of S Xizang).
- manipurensis (Hume, 1888) - NE India (from SE Arunachal Pradesh S to Lushai Hills of E Mizoram) and W Myanmar (Chin Hills).
- talifuensis (Rippon, 1903) - NE Myanmar (E of R Irrawaddy), S China (C & SW Sichuan S from Emei Shan, S to Yunnan and SW Guizhou), N & EC Laos and NW Vietnam.
- iredalei (Stuart Baker, 1920) - N Pakistan (Swat) E in Himalayas to NE India (Mishmi Hills, in E Arunachal Pradesh), also SW China (Sun Kosi valley and Tsangpo bend area of S Xizang).
- manipurensis (Hume, 1888) - NE India (from SE Arunachal Pradesh S to Lushai Hills of E Mizoram) and W Myanmar (Chin Hills).
- talifuensis (Rippon, 1903) - NE Myanmar (E of R Irrawaddy), S China (C & SW Sichuan S from Emei Shan, S to Yunnan and SW Guizhou), N & EC Laos and NW Vietnam.
- pulchellus (Rippon, 1900) - E Myanmar (S Shan States and Karenni District) and NW Thailand.
- concinnus (Gould, 1855) - EC & SE China (S Shaanxi and Hubei E to S Jiangsu, S to N Guangxi and Fujian; has bred Hong Kong, but possibly birds of captive origin), also NE Vietnam (Cao Bang and Ha Giang Provinces), Hainan I and Taiwan.
- annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - S Laos (Boloven Plateau), Vietnam (C & S Annam) and adjacent Cambodia (Phumi Dak Dam).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving excited in a tree Locality Phan Thiet Road, Di Linh, Annam, Vietnam (ssp annamensis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 April 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A bird moving in a bush Locality Timbu, Helambu, Nepal (ssp iredalei)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2004 5 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A bird moving in a bush Locality Ta-hsueh-shan, Taiwan (ssp concinnus)
James Jyh Haw Ting 12 January 2007 3 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A juvenile hanging on the branches of a tree and feeding Locality Langtang National Park, Nepal (ssp iredalei)
John Gregory 1998 4 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
one bird in a flock Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp pulchellus)
Daniêl Jimenez 17 December 2010 1 year ago 12 sec 3.4 -
Two views of foraging birds in a tree, then in slow motion. Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp iredalei)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 2 years ago 25 sec 2.8
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp talifuensis)
Nick Athanas 22 April 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Adult on a branch
Locality China (Southern)
Nathanael Goldman 12 March 2011 47 weeks ago 3.4 -
One bird
Locality Leshan, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Rémi Bigonneau 6 September 2011 12 weeks ago 3.3 -
Common
Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
jugal Tiwari 1 June 2011 34 weeks ago 3 -
A perched bird.
Locality Caohai Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China (Southern)
Ken Havard 6 December 2008 1 year ago 3 -
A bird perched
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jonathan Beilby 25 October 2008 2 years ago 2
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short burst of calls Locality Sitou, Nantou County, Taiwan
(ssp concinnus)
Desmond Allen 1 March 2002 1 year ago 2
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