Remiz


Remiz is a genus of birds in the family Remizidae, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines. Like other penduline tits, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests.

Taxonomy

The genus Remiz was introduced in 1819 by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki to accommodate a single species, the Eurasian penduline tit. The name Remiz is the Polish word for the Eurasian penduline tit.
The genus contains the following four species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Eurasian penduline titRemiz pendulinusWestern Europe to Morocco
Black-headed penduline titRemiz macronyxCentral Asia.
Chinese penduline titRemiz consobrinusManchuria ; winters sparsely across East Asia
White-crowned penduline titRemiz coronatusAfghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

The cladogram below is based on a phylogenetic study by Hui Wang and collaborators that was published in 2025.