First Record of the Varied Tit Subspecies Parus varius varius from Miyake-jima of the Izu Islands, Central Japan

Yutaka Yamamoto, Hiroyoshi Higuchi
2004 Journal of Yamashina Institute for Ornithology  
Two individuals of Varied Tit which looked like Parus varius varius. the in the Izu Islands in the winter of 1996-1997. Following capture and examination of their plumage and body dimensions, they were confirmed to be P. v. varius. These birds spent the 1996-1997 winter in the broad-leaved evergreen forest of the southern region of Miyake-jima Island, before migrating elsewhere in April, 1997. This is the first record of the subspecies P. v. varius within the geographical range of P. v. owstoni.
doi:10.3312/jyio.35.144 fatcat:npar2vym7jf65nkj3mrwsfacpq