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Long-tailed tits

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Long-tailed tits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae
Genera Aegithalos Psaltriparus

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet that includes insects. There are 8 species in 2 genera.

Genus Aegithalos

• Long-tailed Tit[?] Aegithalos longicaudus
• White-cheeked Tit[?] Aegithalos leucogenys
• Black-throated Tit[?] Aegithalos concinnus
• Rufous-fronted Tit[?] Aegithalos iouschistos
• Sooty Tit[?] Aegithalos fuliginosus

Genus Psaltriparus

• Pigmy Tit[?] Psaltriparus exilis
• Coast Bushtit[?] Psaltriparus minimus
• Black-eared Bushtit[?] Psaltriparus melanotus

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