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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.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyAegithalidae
Observations recorded4,669

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aegithalidae
Image
White-browed Tit-warbler.jpg
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Commons category
Leptopoecile
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Leptopoecile
taxon name
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.

The genus contains two species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px || 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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