White-crowned penduline tit

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White-crowned penduline tit
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Species:
R. coronatus
Binomial name
Remiz coronatus
(Severtsov, 1873)

The white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan. [2]

Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Remiz coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Remiz coronatus (White-crowned Penduline-Tit) - Avibase".