| Red-throated tit | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Paridae | 
| Genus: | Melaniparus | 
| Species: | M. fringillinus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Melaniparus fringillinus | |
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| resident range[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Parus fringillinus  | |
The red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
The red-throated tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade.[3][4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Melaniparus fringillinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711869A94310916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711869A94310916.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
 - ↑ Based on maps in The Birds of Africa, Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife data zone
 - ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019. PMID 23831453.
 - ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
 
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