Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)

Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) - HBW 12, p. 741

French: Mésange montagnarde German: Bergkohlmeise Spanish: Carbonero Dorsiverde

Taxonomy: Parus monticolus Vigors, 1831, Simla, Himalayas, north India.
Part of a species group which includes also P. major, P. bokharensis and P. nuchalis. Nominate race and yunnanensis intergrade in W Nepal. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

monticolus Vigors, 1831 - W & C Himalayas from N Pakistan E to W Nepal and SW China (S Xizang).
yunnanensis La Touche, 1922 - E Himalayas E to NE India (including S Assam), C & S China (S Gansu and S Shaanxi S to S Yunnan and Guizhou), W, N & NE Myanmar, extreme NW Vietnam and C Laos.
legendrei Delacour, 1927 - Langbian, in SC Vietnam.
insperatus Swinhoe, 1866 - Taiwan.

Least Concern

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Adult bird singing Locality Labahe Nature Reserve, Tianquan County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp yunnanensis)
auf 18 April 2012 47 weeks ago 4.3
Adult Locality Labahe Nature Reserve, Tianquan County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp yunnanensis)
auf 18 April 2012 47 weeks ago 4
A bird on a branch... Locality Kolakham, Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 25 May 2012 47 weeks ago 4
A bird on a branch. Locality Emei Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp yunnanensis)
Nick Athanas 9 May 2006 4 years ago 3.8
A bird perched on a pine tree. Locality Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India (ssp monticolus)
Carmelo López 27 May 2010 1 year ago 3.7
in a forest Locality Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, India
jugal Tiwari 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3.6
A flock of Green-backed Tit feeding in the forest in Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan. Locality Alishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
William IP 13 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3.3
A perched bird. Locality Caohai Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China (Southern)
Ken Havard 6 December 2008 2 years ago 3
A bird in a pine tree. Locality Alishan National Scenic Area, Chiayi County, Taiwan (ssp insperatus)
Josep del Hoyo 22 April 2011 1 year ago 2.8
Taken at Taichun Urban Park. Locality Taiwan
alder 19 November 2008 4 years ago 2