Periparus

Not to be confused with Peripatus.

Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.^[2][3] The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenus of Parus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.^[4] The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.^[5]

Periparus
Coal tit, Periparus ater
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Periparus de Sélys-Longchamps, 1884
Type species
Parus ater[1] Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text
Range of Periparus

The genus contains the following species:^[6]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Periparus rufonuchalis	Rufous-naped tit or black-breasted tit	India, China, Pakistan, Turkestan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan
	Periparus rubidiventris	Rufous-vented tit	Bhutan, China, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal
	Periparus ater	Coal tit	subtropical Eurasia and northern Africa.

All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.