Passeriformes / Paridae / Melaniparus
Southern Black Tit
Melaniparus niger
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Melaniparus
Taxonomy Changes
Parus niger → Melaniparus niger
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Sunčana Bradley · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Melaniparus niger niger
southern Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, and eastern Cape Province
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.