Black-headed Penduline-Tit
Remiz macronyx
Distinctive-looking small bird found in riverside or lakeside vegetation such as reeds; generally avoids the densest stands. Buffy-brown overall with a dark head; Central Asian birds average paler than Iranian birds. Sexes are similar, but females are lighter-colored and less contrastingly marked. The ‘caspia’ form of Eurasian Penduline-Tit can be similar, but Black-headed has an entirely dark head instead of a dark mask. Like other penduline-tits, builds a hanging pouch nest, which in this species is typically woven between reeds.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognised:<p>The IUCN considers R. macronyx to be a synonym of Remiz pendulinus, the Eurasian penduline tit.
- Scientific name
- Remiz macronyx
- Authority
- (Severtsov, 1873)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Remizidae
- Genus
- Remiz
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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