Aegithalos

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. The genus name was a term used by Aristotle for some European tits, including the long-tailed tit.

Species

The genus contains following nine species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
File:Schwanzmeise (7) (34979902626).jpg	Long-tailed tit	Aegithalos caudatus	northern Europe and the Palearctic, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone
File:Aegithalos caudatus vinaceus.jpg	Silver-throated bushtit	Aegithalos glaucogularis	central and eastern China and south towards Yunnan
File:White-cheeked bushtit.jpg	White-cheeked bushtit	Aegithalos leucogenys	Afghanistan, Kashmir region, and Pakistan.
File:Black-throated bushtit at Godawari.jpg	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.
File:White-throated bushtit (Aegithalos niveogularis) JEG9985 (cropped).jpg	White-throated bushtit	Aegithalos niveogularis	India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
File:Rufous-fronted Tit MG 9518 GarimaBhatia (cropped).jpg	Rufous-fronted bushtit	Aegithalos iouschistos	eastern and central Himalayas in Bhutan, China, India and Nepal
File:Acredula bonvaloti - Annales des sciences naturelles (1891) (18017149158) (cropped) 2.jpg	Black-browed bushtit	Aegithalos bonvaloti	mid-southern China and far northern Burma.
File:Sooty bushtit.jpg	Sooty bushtit	Aegithalos fuliginosus	central China.
File:Pygmy Tit - Cibodas Bot.Gardens MG 3731 (29030183943).jpg	Pygmy bushtit	Aegithalos exilis	Indonesia

Fossil record

• Aegithalos gaspariki (Late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary)
• Aegithalos congruis (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary)

References

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