European Penduline Tit
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| Remiz pendulinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The European Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) is a passerine of the genus Remiz. It is relatively widespread throughout Eurasia, The east Asian subspecies is sometimes split as the Black-headed Penduline Tit, Remiz macronyx
It builds an elaborate hanging nest, formerly used in Central Europe as children's slippers.[2]
This species was first described as Motacilla pendulinus by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758.[3]
 Preparing the nest |
[edit] Status
Penduline Tit has a large range, estimated at 1-10 million square kilometres (0.4-3.8 million square miles), and a population estimated at 420,000–840,000 individuals in Europe alone, and there is evidence that the population is increasing. It it therefore not believed to meet the IUCN Red List threshold criterion of a population decline of more than 30% in ten years or three generations, and is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2004). Remiz pendulinus. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Harrap, Simon; Quinn, David (1996). Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers. Christopher Helm, p205-211. ISBN 0-7136-3964-4.
- ^ (Latin) Linnaeus, Carolus (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.. Holmiae. (Laurentii Salvii)., p189. “M. capite ferrugineo, macula nigra oculan, remigibus rectricibusquc fuscis margine utroque ferrugineis”
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