| Pygmy bushtit | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Aegithalos |
| Species: | A. exilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegithalos exilis (Temminck, 1836) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Psaltria exilis | |
Thepygmy bushtit (Aegithalos exilis) is a species ofbird in the bushtit familyAegithalidae.[2] The species was once placed, along with the rest of its family, with the true tits,Paridae.[3]
It isendemic toIndonesia, where it occurs only on the island ofJava. On Java it is restricted to montane forests and plantations above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and occasionally down to 830 m (2,720 ft) in the west of the island. It frequents conifer forest and other open forest types, and is often encountered on the forest edge.[3]
The pygmy bushtit is the smallest member of its family, and the smallestpasserine. It is 8.5 to 8.7 cm (3.3–3.4 in) in length.
The pygmy bushtit was formerly placed in its ownmonotypic genusPsaltria. It was moved to the current genusAegithalos based on the results of amolecular phylogenetic study published in 2016.[4][5]
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