Paridae

Baelophus bicolor Photo by Dick Daniels (Carolina Birds) Common name:tufted titmouse (en); chapim-bicolor (pt); mésange bicolore (fr); herrerillo bicolor (es); indianermeise (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae Range:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, from Michigan to New Hampshire and south to Florida, Louisiana and eastern Texas. They are also found in Canada, in southern…

Parus nuchalis Photo by Arpit Deomurari (Avian Diversity) Common name:white-naped tit (en); chapim-d’asa-branca (pt); mésange à ailes blanches (fr); carbonero nuquiblanco (es); weißflügelmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, where it occurs in two isolated populations. One in the north-west of the country, in central and southern Rajasthan, Kutch and northern Gujarat, and another in the…

Parus major Photo by Slawomir Staszczuk (Wikipedia) Common name:great tit (en); chapim-real (pt); mésange charbonnière (fr); carbonero común (es); kohlmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:The great tit is found throughout continental Europe and the British isles, as well as in northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Their range extends into Turkey and the Middle East all the way…

Lophophanes cristatus Photo by Mark Medcalf (Wikipedia) Common name: crested tit (en); chapim-de-poupa (en); mésange huppée (fr); herrerillo capuchino (es); haubenmeise (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Paridae Range: This European species is found from Portugal and Spain, throughout most of Europe, as far north as northern Scandinavia and has far east as the Urals in…