Belongs within: Paridae.
Parus is a genus of tits found in Eurasia and Africa. The genus is used here in a more restricted sense than that used by many past authors.
<==Parus Linnaeus 1758M02 |--+--P. aferJT12 [=Melaniparus aferBKB15] | `--+--P. holstiJT12 [=Macholophus holstiBKB15] | `--+--P. spilonotusBKB15 | | |--P. s. spilonotusVP89 | | `--P. s. rexVP89 | `--P. xanthogenysBKB15 `--+--Pseudopodoces Zarudny & Loudon 1902BKB15, JE03 | `--*P. humilis (Hume 1871)JE03, N10 [=Podoces humilisN10] `--+--P. monticolusBKB15 | |--P. m. monticolusJE03 | `--P. m. yunnanensisJE03 `--+--P. bokharensisBKB15 `--+--P. major Linnaeus 1758BKB15, M02 | |--P. m. majorVP89 | |--P. m. commixtusVP89 | `--P. m. tibetanusJE03 `--P. minor Temm. & Schl. 1850BKB15, M01 Parus incertae sedis: P. atricepsE42 P. aureola Linnaeus 1758L58 P. biarmicus Linnaeus 1758L58 P. carpiJT12 P. cinerascensJT12 P. cinereusB66 P. erythrocephalus Linnaeus 1758L58 P. fringillinusJT12 P. griseiventrisJT12 P. hypermelaenusJT12 P. leucomelasJT12 P. leuconotus Guérin-Méneville 1843 [incl. P. dorsatus Rüppell 1845]S05 P. nuchalisJT12 P. pipra Linnaeus 1758L58 P. semilarvatusJT12 P. songarusSB98 P. teneriffaeJT12 P. thruppiJT12
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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[SB98] Sturmbauer, C., B. Berger, R. Dallinger & M. Föger. 1998. Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Regulus and implications on the evolution of breeding behaviour in sylvioid songbirds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10 (1): 144–149.
[VP89] Viney, C., & K. Phillipps. 1989. Birds of Hong Kong 5th ed. Government Printer: Hong Kong.