The black-headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Central Asia in reed beds along lakes or rivers. Its distribution is fragmented. It is the least thoroughly-documented bird in the Remiz genus, and has been described as one of the most poorly-known birds in Central Asia.
Diet It is omnivorous.Bot, S., & van Dijk, R. E. (2009). Black-headed Penduline Tits Remiz macronyx in Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse, 31, 171–176
Taxonomy Four subspecies are recognised: Remiz macronyx macronyx (Severtsov, 1873) – southwest Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, north & southeast Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and northeast Afghanistan. Remiz macronyx neglectus (Zarudny, 1908) – north Iran and south Turkmenistan. Its males typically have heads more fully covered in black plumage, with fewer traces of the chestnut seen in other subspecies. Remiz macronyx nigricans (Zarudny, 1908) – southeast Iran and southwest Afghanistan. It is generally believed to have gone extinct.Shirihai, H., & Svensson, L. (2018). Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds, Volume 2: Passerines: Flycatchers to Buntings (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing. It had a dark head and a chestnut body. Remiz macronyx ssaposhnikowi (Johansen, HE, 1907) – southeast Kazakhstan
The IUCN considers R. macronyx to be a synonym of Remiz pendulinus, the Eurasian penduline tit.
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