A small bird that weaves a pouch-shaped nest on branches near water. It ranges across Europe and Asia and forages among reeds and wetland plants.
An adult male is marked by a pale grey head, a black band through the eyes and a chestnut-brown back.
The Eurasian Penduline Tit builds a pouch-shaped nest from plant fibers near water. Both parents may incubate eggs or care for chicks, but either can also leave a nest and attempt another breeding.
A three-year study in southern Hungary found that females tended to repeat their desertion behavior at a later nest. Male behavior shifted with the season: all males with early clutches deserted, while some males with later clutches cared for the young.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
A reconstruction of bird records from 1830 to 2009 in the Camargue, southern France, found a long-term decline in the share of habitat-specialist birds. The Eurasian Penduline Tit was named among the species using those specialized habitats.