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Aegithalos

  • Aegithalos

    Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits), encompassing majority of the species in the family.

    Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aigithalos for a tit.

    1/     Black-throated bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit (Bạc má đuôi dài, Agegithalos concinnus)

     

  • Black-Throated Bushtit

    Black-Throated Bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit 
    (Bạc má đuôi dài, Aegithalos concinnus)

    The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.

    Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), which does not have a chestnut-colored cap, remains to be separated from the Black-Throated Bushtit.

    Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
    concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

  • Grey-Crowned Tit

    Grey-Crowned Tit 
    Gray-Crowned Bushtit 
    (Aegithalos Annamensis, Bạc má đuôi dài đầu xám)

    Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam) is considered by some authorities a subspecies of the the black-throated tit or black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus). 
    The former does not have a chestnut-colored cap as the latter.


    Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
    concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

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