Aegithalos
| Aegithalos | |
|---|---|
| Long-tailed tit (A. caudatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Aegithalos Hermann, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Pipra europaea = Parus caudatus Hermann, 1804 | |
| Species | |
|
10, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Orites G.R.Gray, 1841 (non Keyserling & Blasius, 1840: preoccupied; non Moehring, 1758: suppressed) | |
Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits), encompassing majority of the species in the family.