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;[[:Category:Remiz|Remiz]] pendulinus | ;[[:Category:Remiz|Remiz]] pendulinus | ||
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A rare visitor to [[Britain]], but becoming more regular. | A rare visitor to [[Britain]], but becoming more regular. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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Reedbeds, ponds and ditches. | Reedbeds, ponds and ditches. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Its nest is suspended from a branch and is made from wool, animal hair, soft plant materials bound with spiders' web. The eggs are often abandoned by both parents. | Its nest is suspended from a branch and is made from wool, animal hair, soft plant materials bound with spiders' web. The eggs are often abandoned by both parents. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Remiz pendulinus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Remiz pendulinus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Remiz pendulinus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Remiz pendulinus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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| + | Image:P6172674m.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Cristian+Mihai|Cristian Mihai}}<br />Gradistea (IF), [[Romania]], June 2009 | ||
| + | Image:Buidelmees.jpg|Photo by {{user|jankees|jankees}}<br />Müritz, [[Germany]], May 2007 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 27 March 2013
- Remiz pendulinus
Identification
- Light grey head and nape
- Black mask
- Reddish-brown upperparts
- White to orangey-buff underparts
- Male has reddish breast spots
Female has a narrower facial mask
Distribution
Throughout much of Eurasia. Has bred in Belgium and Finland.
A rare visitor to Britain, but becoming more regular.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- R. p. pendulinus:
- R. p. menzbieri:
- R. p. caspius:
- North-western Kazakhstan (Volga and Ural plains) to Caspian Sea
- R. p. jaxarticus:
- Eastern Urals to western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan
Habitat
Reedbeds, ponds and ditches.
Behaviour
Its nest is suspended from a branch and is made from wool, animal hair, soft plant materials bound with spiders' web. The eggs are often abandoned by both parents.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Remiz pendulinus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Gallery
Click on images to enlarge
Juvenile
Photo by Cristian Mihai
Gradistea (IF), Romania, June 2009
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Wikipedia
- BirdGuides
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eurasian Penduline Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Penduline_Tit
