Remiz

Remiz
	Eurasian penduline tit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Remizidae
Genus:	Remiz; Jarocki, 1819
Species
	4, see text
Synonyms
	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.

Species

It contains the following three species:

Eurasian penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Black-headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx)
Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)
White-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

References

^ Mlíkovský, Jiří (26 August 2011). "Nomenclatural and taxonomic status of bird taxa (Aves) described by an ornithological swindler, Josef Prokop Pražák (1870–1904)". Zootaxa (3005): 45–68.

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[1] Mlíkovský, Jiří (26 August 2011). "Nomenclatural and taxonomic status of bird taxa (Aves) described by an ornithological swindler, Josef Prokop Pražák (1870–1904)". Zootaxa (3005): 45–68.

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