| Periparus | |
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| Coal tit, Periparus ater | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Periparus de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884 |
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| Parus ater[1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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| Range of Periparus | |
Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.[2][3] The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenusofParus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.[4] The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.[5]
The genus contains the following species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Periparus rufonuchalis | Rufous-naped tit or black-breasted tit | India, China, Pakistan, Turkestan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan |
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Periparus rubidiventris | Rufous-vented tit | Bhutan, China, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal |
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Periparus ater | Coal tit | subtropical Eurasia and northern Africa. |
All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.
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