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Remizidae
bird family
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- songbird
- verdin
- penduline tit
Remizidae, bird family (order Passeriformes) that contains the penduline tits and, usually, the verdin. Some authorities classify the roughly 12 species in this group as a subfamily of the titmouse family, Paridae. Remizids are much like long-tailed tits (Aegithalidae) but have shorter tails and thinner bills and are usually found near water. The penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) is irregularly distributed in river scrub and marshes across Eurasia. An 11-cm- (4.5-inch-) long brownish bird with a black mask on its whitish head, it is named for its two-chambered nest (built by the male), which consists of a finely felted bag of ...(100 of 145 words)