Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis) - HBW 12, p. 741
French: Mésange du Turkestan
German: Turkestanmeise
Spanish: Carbonero Turquestano
Taxonomy: Parus bokharensis M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823, Bukhara, south Uzbekistan.
Part of a species group which includes also P. major, P. monticolus and P. nuchalis. Forms a superspecies with P. major; has been treated as conspecific, but the two interbreed only rarely and locally, and genetic evidence indicates that they are better considered separate species. Paler birds from oases in Transcaspian deserts sometimes separated as race panderi. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bokharensis M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 - SC Kazakhstan, Ukbekistan, Turkmenia and extreme NE Iran E to N Afghanistan.
- turkestanicus Zarudny & Loudon, 1905 - SE Kazakhstan E to extreme NW China (N Xinjiang), possibly also extreme SW Mongolia.
- ferghanensis Buturlin, 1912 - mountains in Tajikistan (Pamir, Alai) and Kyrgyzstan E to W Tien Shan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult foraging.
Locality Dendro Park, Shymkent, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (ssp bokharensis)
Christophe Gouraud 26 March 2010 1 year ago 3 -
An adult foraging.
Locality Dendro Park, Shymkent, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (ssp bokharensis)
Christophe Gouraud 26 March 2010 1 year ago 2
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