Tits and Chickadees (Paridae) - HBW 12
Stripe-breasted Tit (Parus fasciiventer)
French: Mésange à ventre strié
German: Schwarzbrustmeise
Spanish: Carbonero del Ruwenzori
Taxonomy: Parus fasciiventer Reichenow, 1893, Ruwenzori Mountains, on DRCongo-Uganda border.
Has been considered part of the P. afer superspecies; probaby closest to that group, but distinct morphologically and in habitat preferences. Nominate race and tanganjicae intergrade in SW Rwanda. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fasciiventer Reichenow, 1893 - Ruwenzori Mts (E DRCongo and W Uganda) and S in mountains to W Rwanda, highlands W of L Kivu and W Burundi.
- tanganjicae Reichenow, 1909 - Itombwe Mts, in SE Kivu (E DRCongo) and SW Rwanda (Nyungwe forest).
- kaboboensis Prigogine, 1957 - Mt Kabobo, in extreme SE Kivu (E DRCongo).
- Least Concern
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A bird in a bush, singing Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp fasciiventer)
Josep del Hoyo 10 September 2006 2 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A bird moving in a tree and then singing twice Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp fasciiventer)
Josep del Hoyo 10 September 2006 2 years ago 36 sec 3.5
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An alert adult moving through the branches above. Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda (ssp tanganjicae)
Christian Boix Hin... 2 August 2008 13 weeks ago 2
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