Paroidea

Paroidea; Temporal range: Eocene-Recent, 52.5–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Great tit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Superfamily:	Paroidea; Boyd, 2012

The Paroidea are a superfamily of passerine birds.

Distribution and habitat

The superfamily Paroidea is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and in tropical Africa; the greatest concentration of biodiversity occurs in China and in Africa.

Taxonomy

The superfamily Paroidea includes the following families, previously placed in the superfamily Sylvioidea:

Remizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891 (11 species)
Paridae Vigors, 1825 (61 species)
Stenostiridae Beresford et al., 2005 (9 species)

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