Remiz Explained
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.
Taxonomy
The genus Remiz was introduced in 1819 by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki to accommodate a single species, the Eurasian penduline tit.[1] [2] The name Remiz is the Polish word for the Eurasian penduline tit.[3]
The genus contains the following four species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| | Remiz pendulinus | Western Europe to Morocco |
| Black-headed penduline tit | Remiz macronyx | Central Asia. |
| Chinese penduline tit | Remiz consobrinus | China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. |
| White-crowned penduline tit | Remiz coronatus | Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan. |
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Notes and References
- Book: Jarocki, Feliks Paweł . Feliks Paweł Jarocki . 1819 . Spis ptaków w gabinecie Zoologicznym Królewsko Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu znayduiących się a podług naynowszego systemu ustawionych przez F. P. Rawicza Jarockiego . Polish . Warszawa . nakł. i drukiem Zawadzkiego i Węckiego Uprzywilejowanych Drukarzy i Księgarzy Dworu Królestwa Polskiego . 21 .
- Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1986 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 12 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 62 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 333.
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2021 . Waxwings and allies, tits, penduline tits . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 10 December 2021 .
