Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
Cinnamon-breasted Tit (Parus pallidiventris) - HBW 12, p. 734
French: Mésange à oeil jaunâtre
German: Zimtbauchmeise
Spanish: Carbonero Ventripálido
Taxonomy: Parus pallidiventris Reichenow, 1885, Kakoma, Tabora district, Tanzania.
Forms a superspecies with P. rufiventris and P. fringillinus. Has been considered conspecific with former, but differs in eye colour (possibly age-related) and belly colour (varies clinally); hybridization not proven, and identity of supposed intermediates (based chiefly on eye coloration) uncertain; further research required. Races intergrade in Mozambique. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallidiventris Reichenow, 1885 - Tanzania, S Malawi and N Mozambique.
- stenotopicus Clancey, 1989 - E Zimbabwe and WC Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult perched
Locality Mikumi National Park, Tanzania (ssp pallidiventris)
Nik Borrow 14 November 2006 1 year ago 3
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