Machlolophus

Machlolophus
Machlolophus xanthogenys (Himalayan black-lored tit)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Machlolophus Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Parus spilonotus[1]
Species
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Synonyms
Macholophus

Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.^[2]

The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.^[3] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest.^[4]

The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus:^[5]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Machlolophus nuchalis	White-naped tit	southern India
	Machlolophus holsti	Yellow tit	central Taiwan
	Machlolophus xanthogenys	Himalayan black-lored tit	Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent.
	Machlolophus aplonotus	Indian black-lored tit	Indian subcontinent
	Machlolophus spilonotus	Yellow-cheeked tit	Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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