Leptopoecile
| Leptopoecile | |
|---|---|
 | |
| White-browed tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Leptopoecile Severtzov, 1873 |
Leptopoecile is a genus of bird in the long-tailed tit family Aegithalidae. The genus was once placed in the large family Sylviidae, but analysis of mitochondrial DNA placed it with the long-tailed tits.[1]
It contains the following species:
- Crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans)
- White-browed tit-warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)
References
- ↑ Harrap, Simon (2008), "Family Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 76–101, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3