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Père David's tit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Poecile davidi, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

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History

Etymology

Named after Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as zoologist and botanist Armand David (1826–1900).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قرقف بير ديفيد — Poecile davidi
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紅腹山雀 /红腹山雀 — Poecile davidi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 红腹山雀 — Poecile davidi
  • Czech: sýkora skořicovobřichá — Poecile davidi
  • Danish: brunmejse — Poecile davidi
  • Finnish: bambutiainen — Poecile davidi
  • French: mésange de David — Poecile davidi
  • Hungarian: dávid-cinege — Poecile davidi
  • Japanese: アカハラガラ (akaharagara) — Poecile davidi
  • Polish: sikora cynamonowa — Poecile davidi
  • Russian: сини́ца Дави́да (siníca Davída) — Poecile davidi
  • Spanish: carbonero de David — Poecile davidi
  • Swedish: davidmes — Poecile davidi