Paroidea
Appearance
Paroidea Temporal range: Eocene-Recent,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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)