Stripe-breasted Tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer)

Family
Paridae (Tits And Chickadees)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1893)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,800 - 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.

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 (6)...)

Stripe-breasted Tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer) [XC739807]
by id from Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda (song)

Stripe-breasted Tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer) [XC240266]
by Brendan Sloan from Mubwindi trail, Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
Has been considered part of the Grey Tit (Melaniparus afer) superspecies. Probaby closest to that group, but distinct morphologically and in habitat preferences. Nominate subspecies and tanganjicae intergrade in south-western Rwanda.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

fasciiventer (Reichenow, 1893) - Ruwenzori Mts (eastern DRCongo and western Uganda) and southern in mountains to western Rwanda, highlands west of L Kivu and western Burundi.
tanganjicae (Reichenow, 1909) - Itombwe Mts, in south-eastern Kivu (eastern DRCongo) and south-western Rwanda (Nyungwe forest).
kaboboensis (Prigogine, 1957) - Mt Kabobo, in extreme south-eastern Kivu (eastern DRCongo).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Stripe-breasted Tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer) - 10 files

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