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Leptopoecile
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Leptopoecile is a genus of birds 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.[2]
Quick Facts Leptopoecile, Scientific classification ...
Leptopoecile | |
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White-browed tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Aegithalidae |
Genus: | Leptopoecile Severtzov, 1873 |
Type species | |
Leptopoecile sophiae[1] Severtzov, 1873 |
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The genus contains two species:[3]
More information Image, Common Name ...
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | White-browed tit-warbler | Leptopoecile sophiae | the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and much of Northwest China. |
Crested tit-warbler | Leptopoecile elegans | China and possibly India. | |
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