Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Species: Remiz pendulinus
Subspecies: R. p. altaicus - R. p. caspius - R. p. jaxarticus - R. p. menzbieri - R. p. pendulinus

Name

Remiz pendulinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Reference

* Systema Naturae ed.10 p.189

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Български: Торбогнезд синигер
Ελληνικά : Υφάντρα
English: Penduline Tit, Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Slovenčina: Kúdeľníčka lužná
Vèneto: Pendolin, Fiascheton

The European Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) is a passerine of the genus Remiz. It is relatively widespread throughout Eurasia. The Asian (sub)species include the Black-headed Penduline Tit, Remiz macronyx, the White-crowned Penduline Tit, Remiz coronatus, and the Chinese Penduline Tit, Remiz consobrinus.

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]

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 is 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]

References

1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2009). Remiz pendulinus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version {{{version}}}. Downloaded on 2008-01-12. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
2. ^ Harrap, Simon; Quinn, David (1996). Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers. Christopher Helm. pp. p205–211. ISBN 0-7136-3964-4.
3. ^ (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).. pp. p189. "M. capite ferrugineo, macula nigra oculan, remigibus rectricibusquc fuscis margine utroque ferrugineis"