Coal tit (Periparus ater)

The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. 
The bird is found throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa.

Paridae is from Parus, Latin for for tit or chickadee.

The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.
parus or paru: Latin for tit or chickadee.
In Latin, "-parus" is a suffix (from pariō, meaning "to give birth" or "to produce").

The genus name Periparus combining Ancient Greek and Latin:
- Prefix (Greek): Derived from \(\pi\epsilon\rho\text{í}\) (peri), meaning "very," "around," or "near".
- Suffix (Latin): Derived from Parus, which is the classic Latin word for a titmouse or tit.

The specific ater is Latin for "dull black".