Lophophanes
Lophophanes | |
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Crested tit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paridae |
Genus: | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 |
Species | |
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Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the Paridae family. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino', "to show".[1]
It contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lophophanes cristatus | European crested tit | central and northern Europe | |
Lophophanes dichrous | Grey crested tit | southern-central China | |
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