Genus
Psaltriparus
Psaltriparus minimus. Photo: (c) Noah M. Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) is the only species in the family Aegithalidae found in the New World, and the only member of the genus Psaltriparus. In North America, it is referred to simply as “bushtit”.