Stripe-breasted Tit

Melaniparus fasciiventer (Reichenow, 1893)

Stripe-breasted Tit, Melaniparus fasciiventer, is a bird of the Albertine Rift montane forests in east-central Africa. It belongs to the family Paridae and breeds in eastern central Africa. First described by Reichenow in 1893, it was once placed in Parus before being transferred to Melaniparus. That change followed a 2013 molecular study which showed the birds in the newer genus formed their own separate group.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Paridae — Tits, Chickadees

Breeding range

Africa: ec