Biology:Paroidea
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Short description: Superfamily of birds
| Paroidea | |
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| Great tit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Paroidea Boyd, 2012 |
The Paroidea are a superfamily of passerine birds.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The superfamily Paroidea is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and in tropical Africa; the greatest concentration of biodiversity occurs in China and in Africa.
Taxonomy
The superfamily Paroidea includes the following families, previously placed in the superfamily Sylvioidea:
- Remizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891 (11 species)
- Paridae Vigors, 1825 (61 species)
- Stenostiridae Beresford et al., 2005 (9 species)
References
- ↑ Johansson, Ulf S. (2020), Chapter 10 Superfamily Paroidea: the tits and their allies, Lynx Edicions, https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-4025, retrieved 2023-11-04
- ↑ "Paroidea — Tits", Avian Survivors : The History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds (Poyser), ISBN 978-1-4725-9751-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472597519.ch-006, retrieved 2023-11-04
Wikidata ☰ Q15714177 entry
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