Machlolophus Explained
Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.[1]
The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.[2] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest.[3]
The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Machlolophus nuchalis | | southern India |
| Machlolophus holsti | | central Taiwan |
| Machlolophus xanthogenys | | Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent. |
| Machlolophus aplonotus | | Indian subcontinent |
| Machlolophus spilonotus | | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
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Notes and References
- Johansson . U.S. . Ekman . J. . Bowie . R.C.K. . Halvarsson . P. . Ohlson . J.I. . Price . T.D. . Ericson . P.G.P. . 2013 . A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 69 . 3 . 852–860 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019 . 23831453.
- Book: Cabanis, Jean . Jean Cabanis . 1850 . Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (Volume 1) . 1 . R. Frantz . Halberstadt . 91 . German .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 235.
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Donsker . David . Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits . World Bird List Version 6.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. 15 February 2016 .
