Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis is closely related to Rufous-vented Tit P. rubidiventris, but the ranges of the two species are widely separated. In China, Rufous-naped Tit occurs only in western Xinjiang (Pamir Mountains and Tianshan). Rufous-naped Tit is slightly larger than Rufous-vented and has more extensive bib, reaching mid-belly. White nuchal spot variably rufous-tinged, and there is a rufous patch (sometimes hidden) on sides of breast. Song and calls similar to Rufous-vented. — Craig Brelsford
THE TITS AND CHICKADEES OF CHINA
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Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis
Rufous-vented Tit P. rubidiventris
Coal Tit P. ater
Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus
Grey Crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
Pere David’s Tit P. davidi
Black-bibbed Tit P. hypermelaenus
Marsh Tit P. palustris
Sichuan Tit P. weigoldicus
Willow Tit P. montanus
Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
Great Tit Parus major
Japanese Tit P. minor
Cinereous Tit P. cinereus
Green-backed Tit P. monticolus
Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys
Yellow-cheeked Tit M. spilonotus
See also these Taiwan endemics:
Chestnut-bellied Tit Sittiparus castaneoventris
Yellow Tit Machlolophus holsti
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Daniel Bengtsson served as chief ornithological consultant for Craig Brelsford’s Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of China, from which this species description is drawn.
