White-winged Black Tit

White-winged Black Tit

White-winged Black Tit  Parus leucomelas forms a superspecies with White-shouldered Tit P. guineensis. The main difference between the two species is the eye colour which is darker brown in the former as can be seen in this image and yellow in the latter. White-winged Black Tit is found in west central Africa and in parts of Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in open woodland and bush country. Source: Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe; Birds of Africa Vol VI, pp 97-99.

Country: Rwanda
Location: Akagera
Family: Tits, Chickadees (Paridae)
Species: White-winged Black Tit (Parus leucomelas)
Date taken: 16/07/2011