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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)

  • 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.