Lophophanes
| Lophophanes | |
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| Crested tit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Parus cristatus[1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Lophophanes is a small genus of birds in the family Paridae. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show".[2]
It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lophophanes cristatus | Crested tit | central and northern Europe |
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Lophophanes dichrous | Grey-crested tit | southern-central China |
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