Leptopoecile


Leptopoecile is a genus of birds in the long-tailed tit family Aegithalidae. The genus was once placed in the large family Sylviidae, but analysis of mitochondrial DNA placed it with the long-tailed tits.
The genus contains two species:
ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
White-browed tit-warblerLeptopoecile sophiaethe Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and much of Northwest China.
Crested tit-warblerLeptopoecile elegansChina and possibly India.