Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Familia: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Species: Remiz consobrinus
Name
Remiz consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870)
References
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt1 p. 133
Vernacular names
English: Chinese Penduline-tit
español: Pájaro moscón chino
magyar: Kínai függőcinege
The Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus) is a bird in the family Remizidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. There are 10 species in the family Remizidae. They are similar to true tits, but make characteristic penduline nests. They inhabit open fields and wetlands. They have sharp bill tips and the sexes look alike.[2]
Description
The birds are 11 cm in length. They are small, pale birds of reedbeds with a fine-pointed bill, often in flocks of 10 to 20.
Male: Greyish crown and nape. Black mask from forehead edged white. Chestnut mantle, halfcollar and wing-coverts contrast with dark wings and black tail in flight. Whitish underparts are marked with buff.
Female: Mask brown. Upperparts browner lacking chestnut.
Habitat and behavior
The chinese penduline tit is found in Asia, especially in reedbeds and marshes in northern China. It inhabits, in nesting and non-nesting, in areas of agricultural pastures, wetlands with marshes or brackish ponds. It is often in flocks of 10 to 20.[3]
It winters in the south of China.
Voice: Very thin drawn out 'tseeoo', 'sseeoo'.
The chinese penduline tit is insectivorous. It feeds on insects, larvae, spiders, caterpillars and sometimes, especially in winter, on small seeds.
The bird is an acrobatic climber, it can remain suspended by one leg and take its food with the other.
Reproduction
The male chooses the tree which will carry the nest from 3 to 15 m height. The nest of the chinese penduline tit is a marvel of architecture. It has the aspect of a pear-shaped purse. The nest is extended by a tubular appendix and offers a lateral entrance.
The female, having arranged the interior of the nest, generally lays between 5 to 10 eggs which she incubates alone during 12 to 15 days. When the young have fledged, the nest is deformed and partly disintegrated. They return there to sleep during 15 to 20 days, then leave the place.
Conservation status
The population is increasing, it is considered by the IUCN as "least concern".[4]
References
BirdLife International (2017). "Remiz consobrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22711632A118699812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22711632A118699812.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Korea. 2005. ISBN 89-951415-3-0 06490
"Rémiz de Chine". aerien. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24.
"Chinese Penduline-tit". iucnredlist. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12.
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