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Chinese Penduline Tit

Remiz consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is native to Manchuria. There are 10 species in the family Remizidae. They are similar to true tits, but make characteristic penduline nests. They inhabit open fields and wetlands. They have sharp bill tips and the sexes look alike.

Wikipedia contributors, Chinese penduline tit; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:22:41.969154+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Remiz consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870)
Name authority: (Swinhoe, 1870)
Common name: Chinese Penduline Tit
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Remiz
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classAves
orderPasseriformes
familyRemizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891
genusRemiz Jarocki, 1819
speciesRemiz consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Remiz. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus (Linnaeus, 1758)	RemizidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatus (Severtsov, 1873)	RemizidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 10 records assigned to Remizidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Aegithalus consobrinus Swinhoe, 1870 Swinhoe, 1870	synonym
Remiz consobrinus consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870) (Swinhoe, 1870)	synonym
Remiza consobrina (Swinhoe, 1870) (Swinhoe, 1870)	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562700 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4RRFS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.