''Remiz'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

s in the family Remizidae, commonly known as the Eurasian pendulines (in contrast to the African pendulines). Like other

penduline tit The penduline tits constitute the family (biology), family Remizidae, of small perching bird, passerine birds related to the true tit (bird), tits. All but the verdin make elaborate bag nests hanging from trees (whence "penduline", hanging), usua ...

s, they are named for their elegant, pendulous nests.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Remiz'' was introduced in 1819 by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki to accommodate a single species, the

Eurasian penduline tit The Eurasian penduline tit or European penduline tit (''Remiz pendulinus'') is a passerine bird of the genus ''Remiz''. It is relatively widespread throughout the western Palearctic. It is migratory in the northern part of its range but resident ...

. The name ''Remiz'' is the Polish word for the Eurasian penduline tit. The genus contains the following four species:

References

Bird genera Birds of Eurasia Taxa named by Feliks Paweł Jarocki Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Remizidae-stub