Parus is a genus of Old World birds in the tit family. As defined here, it contains the following species: Genus Parus White-shouldered Black Tit Parus guineensis, sometimes separated in Melaniparus White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Southern Black Tit Parus niger, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Carp's Tit Parus carpi, sometimes separated in Melaniparus White-bellied Tit Parus albiventris, sometimes separated in Melaniparus White-backed Black Tit Parus leuconotus, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Dusky Tit Parus funereus, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Rufous-bellied Tit Parus rufiventris, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Red-throated Tit Parus fringillinus, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Acacia Tit Parus thruppi, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Miombo Tit Parus griseiventris, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Grey Tit Parus afer, sometimes separated in Melaniparus Great Tit Parus major Turkestan Tit Parus major bokharensis (formerly treated as separate species) Japanese Tit Parus minor (often included in P. major) Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis Himalayan Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys, sometimes separated in Macholophus Indian Black-lored Tit Parus aplonotus, sometimes separated in Macholophus Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus Yellow Tit Parus holsti, sometimes separated in Macholophus White-fronted Tit Parus semilarvatus, sometimes separated in Sittiparus Varied Tit, Parus varius, sometimes separated in Sittiparus or PoecileThis genus and related genera are controversial. The species, from White-shouldered Tit to Grey Tit, are sometimes separated as the genus Melaniparus, and the Yellow Tit and the Black-lored Tit are sometimes separated as Macholophus. On the other hand, many authorities expand this genus to include Cyanistes, Lophophanes, Periparus, and Poecile.
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