Paroidea
The Paroidea are a superfamily of passerine birds.
| Paroidea Temporal range: Eocene-Recent, | |
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| Great tit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Paroidea Boyd, 2012 |
Distribution and habitat
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
The superfamily Paroidea includes the following families, previously placed in the superfamily Sylvioidea:
- Remizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891 (11 species)
- Paridae Vigors, 1825 (61 species)
- Stenostiridae Beresford et al., 2005 (9 species)
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