Pygmy bushtit
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Aegithalidae |
| Genus: | Aegithalos |
| Species: | A. exilis
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| Aegithalos exilis (Temminck, 1836)
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Psaltria exilis | |
The pygmy bushtit (Aegithalos exilis) is a species of
Paridae.[3]
It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs only on the island of Java. 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 smallest passerine. It is 8.5 to 8.7 cm (3.3–3.4 in) in length.
The pygmy bushtit was formerly placed in its own
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aegithalos exilis.
Wikispecies has information related to Aegithalos exilis.
- . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Pygmy Tit (Psaltria exilis)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3
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- Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Bushtits, leaf warblers, reed warblers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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