Aegithalos
| Aegithalos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Long-tailed tit (A. caudatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Aegithalos Hermann, 1804 |
| Species | |
|
10, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Orites G.R.Gray, 1841 (non Keyserling & Blasius, 1840: preoccupied; non Moehring, 1758: suppressed) | |
Aegithalos is a songbird genus in the family Aegithalidae. The genus name Aegithalos was a term used by Aristotle for some European tits, including the long-tailed tit.[1]
It contains the following nine species:[2]
- Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
- Silver-throated bushtit, Aegithalos glaucogularis
- White-cheeked bushtit, Aegithalos leucogenys
- Black-throated bushtit, Aegithalos concinnus
- White-throated bushtit, Aegithalos niveogularis
- Rufous-fronted bushtit, Aegithalos iouschistos
- Black-browed bushtit, Aegithalos bonvaloti
- Burmese bushtit, Aegithalos sharpei
- Sooty bushtit, Aegithalos fuliginosus
- Pygmy bushtit, Aegithalos exilis
Fossil record
References
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bushtits, leaf warblers, reed warblers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- 1 2 Kessler, E. 2013. Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary. – Hantkeniana, Budapest, 2013, 8: 37-149.
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