About Tits, Chickadees

Overview

The Tits, Chickadees are a family of birds (Latin: Paridae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 13 genera and 62 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Palearctic, the Oriental Region, Africa. Notable genera include Poecile, Melaniparus, Periparus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Paridae (Tits, Chickadees); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 13 genera and 62 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Palearctic, the Oriental Region, Africa.