| Cinereous tit | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Parus |
| Species: | P. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818
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| Distribution of related species based on Eck & Martens (2006)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parus major pro parte | |
The cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several populations that were earlier treated as subspecies of the great tit (Parus major). These birds are grey backed with white undersides. The great tit in the new sense is distinguishable by the greenish-back and yellowish underside.[2][3] The distribution of this species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. The Japanese tit was formerly treated as a separate species but is now lumped together with the cinereous tit.
- ^ Eck S; J Martens (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 49. A preliminary review of the Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–5. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Packert, Martin; Jochen Martens; Siegfried Eck; Alexander A Nazarenko; Olga P. Valchuk; Bernd Petri; Michael Veith (2005). "The great tit (Parus major) – a misclassified ring species". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 86 (2): 153–174. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00529.x.
- ^ Kvist, Laura; Jochen Martens; Hiroyoshi Higuchi; Alexander A Nazarenko; Olga P Valchuk & Markku Orell (2003). "Evolution and genetic structure of the great tit (Parus major) complex". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 270 (1523): 1447–1454. doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.2321. PMC 1691391. PMID 12965008.