Eurasian Penduline Tit

Photo © by Pavlik
The Saratov area, Russia, April 2004

Remiz pendulinus

Identification

10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)

• 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

Photo © by anzek
Slovenia

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• R. p. pendulinus:

• Europe to Ural Mountains, Caucasus Mountains and western Turkey

• R. p. menzbieri:

• Southern and eastern Turkey to Armenia and north-western Iran

• 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

Reed beds, ponds and ditches.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of small insects and invertebrates, their eggs and larvae. They also eat some seeds.

Breeding

Polygamous.The nest is suspended from a branch and is made from wool, animal hair, soft plant materials bound with spiders' web. The eggs may be deserted by both adults, while they go in search of another partner.

Gallery

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  Juvenile
  Photo © by Cristian Mihai
  Gradistea (IF), Romania, June 2009

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  Photo © by jankees
  Müritz, Germany, May 2007

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
4. Animalfacts.net
5. Wikipedia
6. BirdGuides

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eurasian Penduline Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Penduline_Tit

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