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Eurasian Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Remizidae
Presence in the Strait
Seasonal
Abundance
common
Protection in Spain
Special protection (List)
In Spanish
Pájaro moscón europeo

Photograph: Carles Pastor, CC BY-SA, vía iNaturalist

Length
11 cm
Weight
9 g
010LENGTH11 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Common winter visitor to reedbeds in marshes.

Identification

Small, pale bird with grey head, black mask, reddish-brown back and Paridae Herrerillo Común Cyanistes ultramarinus Cyanistescaeruleus ogliastrae Herrerillo Africano Carbonero Común Remizidae conical bill. Females have a narrower mask.

Movements

The first birds arrive in September, with peaks in 1st hf. November and 2nd hf. February.

Ring recoveries

Germany (2). Sixteen retraps in the area show their high fidelity to wintering sites. Another record also indicates the use of different wetland areas in the same season, as a bird ringed in the Pájaro Moscón River Guadiaro estuary on 12.11.87 was controlled at the Europeo Marismas del Palmones on 3.01.88.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.