Eurasian Penduline Tit
Remiz pendulinus
Penduline-Tits (Remizidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Eurasian Penduline Tit with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris | 7 |
| Woodlark Lullula arborea | 5 |
| Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | 3 |
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | 3 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus | 2 |
Family
The penduline tits constitute the family Remizidae, of small passerine birds related to the true tits. All but the verdin make elaborate bag nests hanging from trees (whence "penduline", hanging), usually over water.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …