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Eurasian Penduline Tit
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Genus: Remiz

[edit] Description

Four species of Penduline-Tits from Europe and Asia.
They share a sharply pointed conical bill with a more or less straight culmen.
They are distinctively patterned with a black face mask. Females are similar to males but duller.

[edit] Taxonomy

Remiz is a genus in the family Remizidae.
All four species form a superspecies and are sometimes lumped in just one species, Remiz pendulinus. An alternative treatment lumps Eurasian Penduline Tit with Black-headed Penduline Tit and White-crowned Penduline Tit with Chinese Penduline Tit.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453

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