Lophophanes
| Lophophanes | |
|---|---|
| Crested tit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Kaup, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Parus cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the tit family Paridae.
Taxonomy
The genus Lophophanes was introduced in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup with Parus cristatus, Linnaeus, 1758, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show".[3] The genus was formerly synonymised with the genus Parus[2] but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2005, the genus was resurrected to contain two species: the crested tit and the grey-crested tit.[4][5]
The genus contains the following two species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophophanes cristatus | Crested tit | central and northern Europe | |
| Lophophanes dichrous | Grey-crested tit | southern-central China |
References
- ^ Kaup, Johann Jakob (1829). Skizzirte Entwickelungs-Geschichte und natürliches System der europäischen Thierwelt (in German). Darmstadt: Carl Wilhelm Leske. p. 92.
- ^ a b Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 70.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, F.B.; Slikas, B.; Sheldon, F.H. (2005). "Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene". The Auk. 122 (1): 121–143. doi:10.1093/auk/122.1.121.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 February 2025.