Lophophanes
Appearance
Lophophanes | |
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Crested tit | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paridae |
Genus: | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 |
Type species | |
Parus cristatus[1] Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
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Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the family Paridae. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show".[2]
It contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lophophanes cristatus | Crested tit | central and northern Europe | |
Lophophanes dichrous | Grey-crested tit | southern-central China |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.