Cincia somala

Melaniparus thruppi

Una tipica cincia con un disegno nero, bianco e grigio. La bavetta nera continua come una striscia scura lungo il centro delle parti inferiori. Ci sono bordi bianchi su gran parte dell'ala. Trovata in savana secca e macchia spinosa, solitamente in coppie o piccoli gruppi, e si unisce facilmente a stormi misti. Emette vocalizzazioni tipiche delle cince, inclusi il classico richiamo “dree di-di-di” e altri richiami fischiati e chiacchierini.

Identificazione

The smallest of the grey Melaniparus tits of Africa, the acacia tit has a glossy blue-black cap, nape, throat and breast contrasting with a large buffy white patch which extends from the bill to the sides of the neck. There is a broad black band which stretches from the breast to the vent. The upperparts are grey with white panels in the wings and there is a white spot on the nape. The underparts are greyish white, broken by the black band. Legs and bill are slate grey. The females tend to have a narrower band than males. Juveniles are similar to the adults but are duller. It measures 11.5–12 cm (4.5–4.7 in) in length and weighs 12 g (0.42 oz).

Tassonomia

The acacia tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade. It forms a superspecies with the southern grey tit and probably also the miombo tit and ashy tit. All of these species have been treated as conspecific with the Palearctic great tit but they are not now thought to be closely related to that species.<p>There are two currently recognised subspecies, they are:

Nome scientifico
Melaniparus thruppi
Autorità
(Shelley, 1885)
Ordine
Passeriformi
Famiglia
Paridi
Genere
Melaniparus

Areale e habitat

The acacia tit is found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to north eastern Tanzania.<p>The acacia tit inhabits arid and semi arid wooded and bushed savanna, principally in acacia and stands of trees along streams or rivers, avoiding truly arid regions. It is recorded up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Somalia.

Migrazione
Resident species

Conservazione

Tendenza della popolazione
stable

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