Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Long-tailed Tit
The Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Aegithalidae (Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aegithalos caudatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Tit
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 17 subspecies for this species.
- Aegithalos caudatus caudatus
- Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus
- Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
- Aegithalos caudatus aremoricus
- Aegithalos caudatus taiti
- Aegithalos caudatus irbii
- Aegithalos caudatus italiae
- Aegithalos caudatus siculus
- Aegithalos caudatus macedonicus
- Aegithalos caudatus tephronotus
- Aegithalos caudatus tauricus
- Aegithalos caudatus major
- Aegithalos caudatus alpinus
- Aegithalos caudatus passekii
- Aegithalos caudatus trivirgatus
- Aegithalos caudatus kiusiuensis
- Aegithalos caudatus magnus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus caudatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit
Crested Tit-warbler
Leptopoecile elegans
White-browed Tit-warbler
Leptopoecile sophiae
American Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Silver-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos glaucogularis
White-cheeked Bushtit
Aegithalos leucogenys
Pygmy Bushtit
Aegithalos exilis
Black-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos concinnus
White-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
Black-browed Bushtit
Aegithalos iouschistos
Sooty Bushtit
Aegithalos fuliginosus
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