Leptopoecile
Leptopoecile is a genus of birds in the long-tailed tit family Aegithalidae. The genus was once placed in the large family Sylviidae, but analysis of mitochondrial DNA placed it with the long-tailed tits.
The genus contains two species:
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
White-browed tit-warbler | Leptopoecile sophiae | the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and much of Northwest China. | |
Crested tit-warbler | Leptopoecile elegans | China and possibly India. |