Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species: P. atricapillus - P. carolinensis - P. cinctus - P. davidi - P. gambeli - P. hudsonicus - P. lugubris - P. montanus - P. palustris - P. rufescens - P. sclateri - P. superciliosus
Name
Poecile Kaup, 1829
Reference
* Poecile Report on ITIS
Poecile is a genus of bird in the tit family that is often lumped into the genus Parus. It has 13–15 species, which are scattered across North America, Europe and Asia; the North American species are the chickadees. In the past, most authorities retained Poecile as a subgenus within the genus Parus, but treatment as a distinct genus, initiated by the American Ornithologists Union, is now widely accepted[1]. This is supported by mtDNA cytochrome b sequence analysis[2].
The genus name has traditionally been treated as feminine (giving name endings such as cincta); however, this was not specified by the original genus author Johann Jakob Kaup, and under the ICZN the genus name must therefore be treated by default as masculine, giving name endings such as cinctus.[1]
Species
* Sombre Tit, Poecile lugubris
* Caspian Tit, Poecile hyrcanus - often included in P. lugubris[1]
* Marsh Tit, Poecile palustris
* Willow Tit, Poecile montanus
* Songar Tit, Poecile songarus - often included in P. montanus[1]
* Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis
* Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
* Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli
* Mexican Chickadee, Poecile sclateri
* White-browed Tit, Poecile superciliosus
* Rusty-breasted Tit or Père David's Tit, Poecile davidi
* Siberian Tit or Grey-headed Chickadee, Poecile cinctus
* Boreal Chickadee, Poecile hudsonicus
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens
Footnotes
1. ^ a b c d del Hoyo et al. (2007)
2. ^ Gill et al. (2005)
References
* del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie D. (eds). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422
* Gill, F. B., Slikas, B., & Sheldon, F. H. (2005). Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene. Auk 122: 121-143. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0121:POTPIS]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract
