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.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognised:
- Remiz macronyx macronyx (Severtsov, 1873) â southwest Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, north & southeast Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and northeast Afghanistan.
- Remiz macronyx neglectus (Zarudny, 1908) â 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) â southeast Iran and southwest Afghanistan. It is generally believed to have gone extinct. It had a dark head and a chestnut body.
- Remiz macronyx ssaposhnikowi (Johansen, HE, 1907) â southeast Kazakhstan
The IUCN considers R. macronyx to be a synonym of Remiz pendulinus, the Eurasian penduline tit.
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