Grey crested tit

The grey crested tit or grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.

Grey crested tit
Carrying food for juveniles at Biskeri (11,000 ft.) in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Lophophanes
Species:
L. dichrous
Binomial name
Lophophanes dichrous
(Blyth, 1844)
Range of Lophophanes dichrous
Synonyms

Parus dichrous Blyth, 1844

It is found in the Himalayan foothills and southern-central China. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2004). "Parus dichrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-26.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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