Fire-capped Tit - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

The species was once considered to be a kinglet but is today treated as a penduline tit. It is placed in a monotypic genus, Cephalopyrus. Its assignment to the Remizidae family is not entirely satisfactory, as this species nests in hollows in trees, as do the true tits and chickadees (Paridae). It also lays blue eggs, like the Verdin Auriparus flaviceps, and not white. Its small cone-shaped bill, and its song however are typical for a penduline tit.