Melaniparus Griseiventris Bird

Melaniparus Griseiventris Bird

Melaniparus Griseiventris Bird

English Name:  Miombo Tit
Latin Name:  Melaniparus griseiventris
Protonym:  Parus griseiventris J.Orn. 30 p.210
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Paridae / Melaniparus
Taxonomy Code:  miotit2
Type Locality:  Kakoma, Tabora District, Tanganyika.
Author:  Reichenow
Publish Year:  1882
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

MELANIPARUS
(Paridae; Ϯ Southern Black Tit M. niger) Gr. μελας  melas, μελανος  melanos  black; genus Parus Linnaeus, 1758, tit; "489. Melaniparus, Bp. (Parus, p. Gr.)  3. P. niger, Vieill. (luctuosus, Licht.) Lev. Afr. t. 137. 1. ex Africa mer." (Bonaparte 1850).
Var. Melanoparus.
Synon. Aegithospiza, Pentheres.

griseiventer / griseiventris
Med. L. griseum  grey; L. venter, ventris  belly.