Parus
Parus is a genus of Old World birds in the tit family. It was formerly a large genus containing most of the 50 odd species in the family Paridae. The genus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2013. The genus name, Parus, is the Latin for "tit".
The genus now contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Parus major | Great tit | Europe | |
| Parus minor | Japanese tit | Japan and the Russian Far East beyond the Amur River, including the Kuril Islands | |
| Parus cinereus | Cinereous tit | West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. | |
| Parus monticolus | Green-backed tit | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam. |