Parus parvulus

{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}}

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| fossil_range = Pliocene

| extinct = yes

| genus = Parus

| species = parvulus

| authority = Kessler, 2013

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Parus parvulus is an extinct species of Parus that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.{{Cite journal |author=Eugen Kessler |year=2013 |title=Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary |url=http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University |volume=8 |pages=37–149 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109220416/http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=10 January 2014}}

Etymology

The specific epithet "parvulus", meaning small, is derived from its small-sized dimensions.{{Cite web |title=Latin definition for: parvulus, parvula, parvulum |url=https://www.latin-dictionary.net/definition/29411/parvulus-parvula-parvulum |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=Latdict}}

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