Aegithalos
Genus of birds
Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits ), encompassing majority of the species in the family.
Taxonomy
The genus Aegithalos was introduced in 1804 by the French naturalist Johann Hermann to accommodate a single species, the long-tailed tit .[ 2] [ 3] The genus name was a term used by Aristotle for some European tits, including the long-tailed tit .[ 4]
Species
The genus contains following ten species :[ 5]
Image
Common Name
Scientific name
Distribution
Long-tailed tit
Aegithalos caudatus
northern Europe and the Palearctic, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone
Silver-throated bushtit
Aegithalos glaucogularis
central and eastern China and south towards Yunnan
White-cheeked bushtit
Aegithalos leucogenys
Afghanistan, Kashmir region, and Pakistan.
Black-throated bushtit
Aegithalos concinnus
foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across northern India through north-eastern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
White-throated bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Rufous-fronted bushtit
Aegithalos iouschistos
eastern and central Himalayas in Bhutan, China, India and Nepal
Black-browed bushtit
Aegithalos bonvaloti
mid-southern China and far northern Burma.
Burmese bushtit
Aegithalos sharpei
southwestern Myanmar.
Sooty bushtit
Aegithalos fuliginosus
central China.
Pygmy bushtit
Aegithalos exilis
Indonesia
Fossil record
Aegithalos gaspariki (Late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary) [ 6]
Aegithalos congruis (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary) [ 6]
References
^ "Aegithalidae" . aviansystematics.org . The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15 .
^ Hermann, Johann (1804). Observationes zoologicae quibus novae complures, aliaeque animalium species describuntur et illustrantur (in Latin). Argentorati [Strasbourg]: Amandum Koenig. p. 214.
^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1986). Check-List of Birds of the World . Vol. 12. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 52.
^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 33 . ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (July 2021). "Bushtits, leaf warblers, reed warblers" . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 December 2021 .
^ a b Kessler, E. 2013. Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary. – Hantkeniana, Budapest, 2013, 8: 37-149.