Sichuan tit explained

The Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to central China.

This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the willow tit (Poecile montanus). It was promoted to species status based on a genetic analysis published in 2002.^{[1] [2]} It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Sichuan tit is found in Sichuan, south-eastern Qinghai, and north-western Yunnan provinces. It occurs in a variety of habitats, such as coniferous, mixed and mature deciduous forests, woodland edge, scrub, and urban parks and gardens at altitudes of 0m–4275mm (00feet–14,026feetm) above sea level.

Notes and References

1. Salzburger . Walter . Martens . Jochen . Nazarenko . Alexander A. . Sun . Yua-Hue . Dallinger . Reinhard . Sturmbauer . Christian . 2002 . Phylogeography of the Eurasian Willow Tit (Parus montanus) based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 24 . 1 . 26–34 . 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00266-X. 12128026 . 2002MolPE..24...26S .
2. Eck, S. . Martens, J. . 2006 . Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae . Zoologische Mededelingen . 80-5 . 1–63 [18–19].
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . 2020 . Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 17 April 2020 .