Owston's tit (Sittiparus owstoni) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae that is endemic to the southern Izu Islands south of Japan, occurring only on the islands of Miyakejima, Mikurajima and Hachijojima.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Sittiparus |
| Species: | S. owstoni
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| Sittiparus owstoni (Ijima, 1893)
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Owston's tit was formerly considered as subspecies of the varied tit but was promoted to species status based on the results of a phylogenetic study published in 2014.[3][4] The species was first described by Ijima Isao in 1893, based on two females from Miyake-jima obtained by Alan Owston's collector, and named Parus owstoni in his honour.[2] This was the first description of a bird by a zoologist from Japan.[5]: 276, 315
It is larger than the varied tit, and lacks the buffish forehead and side of neck.[6]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Sittiparus owstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103758982A118641514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103758982A118641514.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ijima Isao (1893). "Description of a New Species of Parus from Miyakeshima". Dōbutsugaku zasshi. 5 (62): 445–446.
- ^ McKay, B.D.; Mays Jnr, H.L.; Tao, C.-T.; Wan, D.; Higuchi, H.; Nishium, I. (2014). "Incorporating color into integrative taxonomy: analysis of the Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) complex in East Asia". Systems Biology. 63 (4): 505–517. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syu016. PMID 24603127.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Hachisuka Masauji (1942). "List of Birds Described by the Japanese Authors" 日本人の手によつて記録された鳥類 [List of Birds Described by the Japanese Authors]. Tori (in English and Japanese). 11 (53–54): 270–351. doi:10.3838/jjo1915.11.270.
- ^ Gosler, A.; Clament, P. (2016). "Varied Tit (Poecile varius)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 16 February 2016.(subscription required)