Palawan Tit

Taxobox
name = Palawan Tit


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Paridae
genus = "Periparus"
species = "P. amabilis"
binomial = "Periparus amabilis"
binomial_authority = Sharpe, 1877
synonyms = "Parus amabilis"
"Pardaliparus amabilis"The Palawan Tit ("Periparus amabilis") is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae.It is endemic to Palawan and the smaller islands of Calauit and Balabac in the Philippines. Within it range it is found in lowland forest habitats, including secondary forests, forest edge, swamps as well as submontane forest. It feeds on small insects, insect larvae, seeds, and fruit. It generally occurs singly or in pairs, and will join mixed-species feeding flocks.

The male Palawan Tit has a black head, throat and neck, a yellow back, belly and breast, and pied black and white wings and tail. The female exhibits limited sexual dimorphism, having an olive back, but is otherwise similar to the male. It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly the recent beginning of logging on the island. It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40348/all Parus amabilis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
* Gosler, A. & P. Clement (2007) "Family Paridae (Tits and Chickadees)" P.p. 662-709. "in" del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). "Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees". Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422