Lophophanes

Lophophanes

Crested tit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Lophophanes Kaup, 1829
Species
L. cristatus L. dichrous

Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the Paridae family. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino', "to show".^[1]

It contains the following species:

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
Grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)

References

↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

Taxon identifiers	EoL: 104683 GBIF: 2487881 ITIS: 557834 NCBI: 156564

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