Remiz | |
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Eurasian penduline tit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Remizidae |
Genus: |
Remiz Jarocki, 1819 |
Species | |
4, see text |
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Synonyms | |
Remiza Stejneger, 1887 |
4, see text
Remiza Stejneger, 1887
Remizus Pražák, 1897
Remiz is a genus of birds in the Remizidae family, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines (in contrast to the African pendulines). Like other penduline tits, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests. The genus name, Remiz, is the Polish word for the Eurasian penduline tit.
It contains the following three species: