White-naped Tit

This species underwent a rapid population decline in the recent past.

The White-naped Tit is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis - White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis copyright Jugal Tiwari; 2007; Acacia leucophlea forest in Kutch, Gujarat - WHITE-NAPED TIT PARUS NUCHALIS AN ENDEMIC AND ENDANGERED SPECIES J.K. Tiwari Ecologist, Seawater Farms Eritrea, PO Box 406, Massawa, Eritrea, East Africa Email- jugalt2000@yahoo. More

White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification This species is undergoing a rapid population decline, as a result of the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its tropical thorn-scrub habitat. It has a moderately large range, but populations are severely fragmented and low in number. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable. More

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White-naped Tit (Parus nuchalis), also called White-winged Tit, is a local resident in north-west and south India. More

The White-naped Tit is endemic to India, occupying a restricted range with two isolated populations. The first, and best known, occurs in an area of north-western India: central and south-central Rajasthan (Jodhpur, Nagaur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Jalore and Sirohi districts), Kutch and northern Gujarat (Banas Kantha and Mahesana districts). The second is in southern India: the Eastern Ghats west of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, west-central and south Karnataka (Dharwad district and Bangalore districts), and northern Tamil Nadu (Periyar district). More

White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis male gouache paint This website and the text and images herein are protected by copyright, which is strongly enforced. Please do not download art w/out permission. More

Conservation of the White-Naped Tit and its Thorn Forest Habitat in the Southern Aravalli Hill Range White-naped Tit. White-naped Tit foraging. More

Picture of Parus nuchalis above has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.
Original source: L. Shyamal
Author: L. Shyamal
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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Paridae
Genus : Parus
Species : nuchalis
Authority : Jerdon, 1845