Elegant Tit (Pardaliparus elegans)

Other Scientific Names
Parus elegans [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Paridae (Tits And Chickadees)

Size
11 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,480 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

Elegant Tit (Pardaliparus elegans) [XC580462]
by Frank Lambert from Sibaliw Research Station Panay, Philippines (song)

Elegant Tit (Pardaliparus elegans) [XC622604]
by Frank Lambert from Nug-As Forest, Alcoy, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Alternatively, has been combined with Yellow-bellied Tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) and Palawan Tit (Pardaliparus amabilis) in a separate genus, Pardaliparus, and may form a superspecies with these two. Described subspecies panayensis (from Panay) possibly merits recognition; tentatively included in nominate, although bird forms from Panay are normally closest to Negros forms. Further research is required.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

edithae McGregor, 1907 - Extreme northern Philippine Is (Calayan, Camiguin Norte).
montigenus Hachisuka, 1930 - North-western Luzon, in northern Philippines.
gilliardi (Parkes, 1958) - Bataan Peninsula, in west-central Luzon.
elegans (Lesson, 1831) - East-central and southern Luzon, Mindoro, Catanduanes and Panay.
albescens McGregor, 1907 - Central Philippines (Ticao, Masbate, Guimaras, Negros).
visayanus Hachisuka, 1930 - Cebu, in south-central Philippines.
mindanensis Mearns, 1905 - East-central and southern Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Mindanao).
suluensis Mearns, 1916 - Sulu Archipelago (except Bongao).
bongaoensis (Parkes, 1958) - Bongao I, in western Sulu Archipelago.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Elegant Tit (Pardaliparus elegans) - 10 files

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