Remiz

Remiz
Eurasian penduline tit
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Jarocki, 1819
Type species
Motacilla pendulinus (Eurasian penduline tit)
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

4, see text

Synonyms

Remiza Stejneger, 1887
Remizus Pražák, 1897

Remiz is a genus of birds in the family Remizidae, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines (in contrast to the African pendulines). Like other penduline tits, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests.