See text Macholophus Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family.

The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.

[2] The name Machlolophus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.

[3] The word is derived from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest.

[4] The following species, all from Asia, have been placed in the genus:[5]