Remiz | |
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Eurasian penduline tit | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Remizidae |
Genus: | Remiz Jarocki, 1819 |
Type species | |
Motacilla pendulinus (Eurasian penduline tit) Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
4, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Remiza Stejneger, 1887 |
Remiz is a genus of birds in the family Remizidae, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines (in contrast to the African pendulines). Like other penduline tits, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests.