Crested tit-warbler

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Crested tit-warbler
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Aegithalidae
Genus: Leptopoecile
Species:
L. elegans
Binomial name
Leptopoecile elegans
Subspecies[2]
  • L. e. meissneri - (Shäfer, 1937)
  • L. e. elegans - Przewalski, 1887
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The crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans) is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae. It is found in China and possibly India. Its natural habitat is boreal forest. It generally has a red hint to it and a bit of blue on, or near, its wings. The tail is of an emerald green colour.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leptopoecile elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22715190A132106615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22715190A132106615.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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