Eurasian Penduline Tit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Pavlik
The Saratov area, Russia, April 2004

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

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

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

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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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
3. Wikipedia
4. 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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