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Owston's Tit
Sittiparus owstoni (Ijima, 1893)
Paridae — Tits, Chickadees
Owston's Tit, Sittiparus owstoni, is a passerine in the tit family that breeds in the southern Izu Islands of central Japan, with a range limited to Miyakejima, Mikurajima and Hachijojima. It was first described by Ijima in 1893. The bird was once treated as part of the varied tit, but a 2014 phylogenetic study led to its recognition as a separate species. It is larger than the varied tit and does not show the buff on the forehead or the side of the neck.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae — Tits, Chickadees
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: s Izu Is. (se of Honshu, c Japan)
