Pygmy bushtit

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The pygmy bushtit (Aegithalos exilis) is a species of bird in the bushtit family Aegithalidae.[1] The species was once placed, along with the rest of its family, with the true tits, Paridae.[2]

It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs only on the island of Java. On Java it is restricted to montane forests and plantations above Script error: No such module "convert". and occasionally down to Script error: No such module "convert". in the west of the island. It frequents conifer forest and other open forest types, and is often encountered on the forest edge.[2]

The pygmy bushtit is the smallest member of its family, and the smallest passerine. It is Script error: No such module "convert". in length.

The pygmy bushtit was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus Psaltria. It was moved to the current genus Aegithalos based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2016.[3][4]

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