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: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution White-browed tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and much of Northwest China. Crested tit-warbler Leptopoecile elegans China and possibly India.
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