penduline tit

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Also known as: Remiz pendulinus

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The penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) is a bird species found in river scrub and marshes across Eurasia. This small, brownish bird, measuring about 11 cm (4.5 inches) long, is distinguished by a black mask on its whitish head. It is named for its unique, two-chambered nest, which is a finely felted bag of plant down or wool suspended from a branch tip. Some classifications consider penduline tits to be a subfamily within the titmouse family, Paridae, noting their resemblance to long-tailed tits but with shorter tails and thinner bills. They are often found near water. The term "penduline" itself refers to a penduline bird, derived from Latin for "hanging".12

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The penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) is irregularly distributed in river scrub and marshes across Eurasia. An 11-cm- (4.5-inch-) long brownish bird with a black mask on its whitish head, it is named for its two-chambered nest (built by the male), which consists of a finely felted…
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The penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) is irregularly distributed in river scrub and marshes across Eurasia. An 11-cm- (4.5-inch-) long brownish bird with a black mask on its whitish head, it is named for its two-chambered nest (built by the male), which consists of a finely felted…
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