Genus
Poecile (Chickadees and allies)
Poecile atricapillus. Photo: (c) Heather Pickard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Poecile is a genus of bird in the tit family. It has 13–15 species, which are scattered across North America, Europe and Asia; the North American species are the chickadees. In the past, most authorities retained Poecile as a subgenus within the genus Parus, but treatment as a distinct genus, initiated by the American Ornithologists Union, is now widely accepted. This is supported by mtDNA cytochrome b sequence analysis.
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