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WetlandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
ID tip
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, half-collar 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.
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When to see the Chinese Penduline Tit
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chinese Penduline Tit
The map shades 8 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in North Korea.
About the Chinese Penduline Tit
The Chinese penduline tit is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is native to Manchuria. 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.
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Easily confused with
White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatusThe white-crowned penduline tit is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.
Black-headed Penduline TitRemiz macronyxThe black-headed penduline tit is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.
Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinusThis is a small tit, 10–11.5 cm (3.9–4.5 in) in length with a finely pointed bill and a relatively long tail.
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