Biology:Lophophanes
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Lophophanes | |
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| Crested tit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Parus cristatus[1] Linnaeus, 1758
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Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the family Paridae. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show".[2]
It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lophophanes cristatus | Crested tit | central and northern Europe |
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Lophophanes dichrous | Grey-crested tit | southern-central China |
References
- ↑ "Paridae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=159.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
Wikidata ☰ Q663244 entry
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