Genus of birds
Leptopoecile 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]
The genus contains two species:[ 3]
Image
Common Name
Scientific name
Distribution
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.
References
^ "Aegithalidae" . aviansystematics.org . The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15 .^ Harrap, Simon (2008), "Family Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 13, Penduline-tits to ShrikesLynx Edicions , pp. 76– 101, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3 ^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bushtits, leaf warblers, reed warblers" . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 March 2018 .
