Remiz

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Remiz

Remiz is a genus of birds in the family Remizidae, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines (in contrast to the African pendulines). Like other penduline tits, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests.

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Remiz
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Eurasian penduline tit
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Jarocki, 1819
Type species
Motacilla pendulinus (Eurasian penduline tit)
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

4, see text

Synonyms[1]

Remiza Stejneger, 1887
Remizus Pražák, 1897

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Taxonomy

The genus Remiz was introduced in 1819 by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki to accommodate a single species, the Eurasian penduline tit.[2][3] The name Remiz is the Polish word for the Eurasian penduline tit.[4]

The genus contains the following four species:[5]

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ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Eurasian penduline titRemiz pendulinusWestern Europe to Morocco
Black-headed penduline titRemiz macronyxCentral Asia.
Chinese penduline titRemiz consobrinusManchuria ; winters sparsely across East Asia
White-crowned penduline titRemiz coronatusAfghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
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