Macholophus

Taxobox | name = "Macholophus"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Paridae
genus = " Macholophus "
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subdivision = " M. holsti"
" M. xanthogenys"

" Macholophus " is a genus of birds in the tit family that is recognized by some authorities, such as the "Handbook of the Birds of the World"'s Internet Bird Collection (2004–2007). It is often considered to be a subgenus of "Parus").

Depending on authority, it contains either just the Yellow Tit, "Macholophus holsti" or "Parus holsti" or that species plus Black-lored Tit, "Macholophus xanthogenys" or "Parus xanthogenys".

Yellow Tit is endemic to Taiwan, and Black-lored is found in the mountains of the Indian subcontinent

References

*Harrap and Quinn, "Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers" ISBN 0-7136-3964-4