ParoideaThe Paroidea are a superfamily of passerine birds.Distribution and habitatThe superfamily Paroidea is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and in tropical Africa; the greatest concentration of biodiversity occurs in China and in Africa.TaxonomyThe superfamily Paroidea includes the following families, previously placed in the superfamily Sylvioidea: Remizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891 Paridae Vigors, 1825 Stenostiridae Beresford et al., 2005