Aegithalos
| Aegithalos | |
|---|---|
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| Long-tailed tit (A. caudatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Aegithalos Hermann, 1804 |
| Species | |
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7-8, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 species:
- Sooty bushtit, Aegithalos fuliginosus
- Rufous-fronted bushtit, Aegithalos iouschistos
- Black-browed bushtit, Aegithalos bonvaloti
- White-cheeked bushtit, Aegithalos leucogenys
- White-throated bushtit, Aegithalos niveogularis
- Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
- Silver-throated bushtit, Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Black-throated bushtit, Aegithalos concinnus
Fossil record
- Aegithalos gaspariki (Late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary) [2]
- Aegithalos congruis (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary) [2]
References
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