Black-headed penduline tit

Black-headed penduline tit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Remizidae
Genus:	Remiz
Species:	R. macronyx
Binomial name
Remiz macronyx (Severtzov, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
Remiz pendulinus

The black-headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Central Asia in reed beds along lakes or rivers. ^[2] Its distribution is fragmented. ^[2] It is the least thoroughly-documented bird in the Remiz genus, ^[2] and has been described as one of the most poorly-known bird in Central Asia. ^[3]

Diet

It is omnivorous. ^[4]

Taxonomy

Four subspecies are recognised: ^[5]

• R. m. macronyx (Severtsov, 1873) – southwest Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, north & southeast Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and northeast Afghanistan.
• R. m. neglectus (Zarudny, 1908) – north Iran and south Turkmenistan. Its males typically have heads more fully covered in black plumage, with fewer traces of the chestnut seen in other subspecies. ^[3]
• R. m. nigricans (Zarudny, 1908) – southeast Iran and southwest Afghanistan. It is generally believed to have gone extinct. ^[6] It had a dark head and a chestnut body. ^[3]
• R. m. ssaposhnikowi (Johansen, HE, 1907) – southeast Kazakhstan

The IUCN considers R. macronyx to be a synonym of Remiz pendulinus, the Eurasian penduline tit. ^[1]

References

1. BirdLife International (2019). "Remiz pendulinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T155249960A156122335. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155249960A156122335.en . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
2. Wang, Hui; Mei, Yu; Que, Pinjia; Zhang, Zhengwang; Chen, De (May 2023). "First breeding record of the black-headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx) in China". Ecology and Evolution. 13 (5): e10078. Bibcode:2023EcoEv..1310078W. doi:10.1002/ece3.10078. ISSN   2045-7758. PMC   10199454 . PMID   37214619.
3. Kittelberger, Kyle D.; Hohenthal, Noel; Ağırkaya, Kayahan; Çoban, Ayşegül; Hakkı Şekercioğlu, Çağan (2022-10-02). "Poorly studied Black-headed Penduline Tit (Remiz macronyx) recorded for the first time in Turkey (Aves: Remizidae)" . Zoology in the Middle East. 68 (4): 283–290. doi:10.1080/09397140.2022.2145796. ISSN   0939-7140.
4. Bot, S., & van Dijk, R. E. (2009). Black-headed Penduline Tits Remiz macronyx in Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse, 31, 171–176
5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Waxwings and allies, tits, penduline tits". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
6. Shirihai, H., & Svensson, L. (2018). Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds, Volume 2: Passerines: Flycatchers to Buntings (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing.