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Penduline Tit; Pájaro Moscón

Remiz pendulinus

Description:

These birds are resident in the marshes but are difficult to see and even more difficult to photograph well.

Habitat:

Coastal marshes

1 Species ID Suggestions

neilsfish
neilsfish 9 years ago
White-crowned Penduline Tit (not Eurasian Penduline Tit)
Remiz coronatus


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The White-crowned Penduline Tit has a black band around the head running through the forehead, eyes and nape, with a small white crown patch in front of a grey patch on the head, and a pale buff back with just a hint of Chestnut near the nape. The Penduline Tit (Eurasian) has an overall white/pale grey head with a small black patch on the lores/eyes/ears, and a rich chestnut nape and back. Until recently all the Penduline Tits in Eurasia were lumped together as a single species.
Please be sure to check current distribution lists and photograph locations before making suggestions, and ensure that you always supply reference sources with the suggestion that can be used to validate it.
Here are some links to reliable sources and distribution lists: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementsche...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Hi neilsfish - that's an interesting call for an ID especially with such restricted views. Can you provide support for it or explain why you say it's not R pendulinus? The species you have suggested is not recorded west of Iraq according to Oiseaux.net ( http://maps.oiseaux.net/white-crowned.pe... ) whereas Malcolm's name is found in the area he spotted it. That would be a huge extension to known range. Looking forward to your comments.

Sagunto/Sagunt, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Jan 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 7, 2012

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