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Paroidea

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Paroidea
Temporal range: Eocene-Recent, 52.5–0 Ma
Great tit
Scientific classification Edit this 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: