Lophophanes

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Lophophanes
Crested tit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Lophophanes
Kaup, 1829
Type species
Parus cristatus[1]
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
  • L. cristatus
  • L. dichrous

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
Lophophanes cristatus Crested tit central and northern Europe
Lophophanes dichrous Grey-crested tit southern-central China

References

  1. ^ "Paridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.