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Parus cinereous
The Cinereous Tit or Grey Tit (Parus cinereous Vieillot, 1818, 13cm) (Paridae) was earlier treated as subspecies of the Great Tit (Parus major). Like others in the genus, it has a broad black ventral line and has no crest. This tit is part of a confusing group of species but is distinct in having a grey-back, black hood, white cheek patch and a white wing-bar. The underparts are white with the black central stripe running along the length. The Cinereous Tit is grey-backed with white undersides, whereas the Great Tit is greenish-backed with yellowish underside. The distribution of this species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia)
Spotted in Sheung Ling Pei, Tung Chung, Lantau Island HK.
Current IUCN Red List category: Least Concern. It is a common resident and widely distributed in Hong Kong.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2014
Submitted on Feb 11, 2015
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