Long-tailed tits

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Long-tailed Tits
Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos caudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Aegithalidae
Reichenbach, 1850
Genera

Aegithalos
Hermann 1804
Psaltriparus
Townsend, 1837
Psaltria
Temminck 1836

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet that includes insects.

There are 8 species in 3 genera.

Aegithalos

  • Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus
  • White-cheeked Tit, Aegithalos leucogenys
  • Black-throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus
  • White-throated Tit, Aegithalos niveogularis
  • Black-browed Tit, Aegithalos iouschistos
  • Sooty Tit, Aegithalos fuliginosus

Psaltriparus

Psaltria

  • Pygmy Tit, Psaltria exilis

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