The Paroidea are a superfamily of passerine birds.[1][2]

Paroidea
Temporal range: Eocene-Recent, 52.5–0 Ma
Great tit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Paroidea
Boyd, 2012

Distribution and habitat edit

The superfamily Paroidea is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and in tropical Africa; the greatest concentration of biodiversity occurs in China and in Africa.

Taxonomy edit

The superfamily Paroidea includes the following families, previously placed in the superfamily Sylvioidea:

References edit

  1. ^ Johansson, Ulf S. (2020), Chapter 10 Superfamily Paroidea: the tits and their allies, Lynx Edicions, retrieved 2023-11-04
  2. ^ "Paroidea — Tits", Avian Survivors : The History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds, Poyser, ISBN 978-1-4725-9751-9, retrieved 2023-11-04