Bearded reedling: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bearded reedling lives – recorded in 36 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Panurus biarmicus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	36 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	1.88 g (birth weight); 15.3 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Panuridae

Where does the bearded reedling live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bearded reedling in 36 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In China it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a bearded reedling?

Wikidata records the following for the bearded reedling: mass 1.88 g (birth weight); 15.3 g (adult weight).

Is the bearded reedling endangered?

The bearded reedling’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bearded reedling?

The bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Panuridae, genus Panurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bearded reedling

The bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is a small, long-tailed passerine bird found in reed beds near water in the temperate zone of Eurasia. It is frequently known as the bearded tit or occasionally as bearded parrotbill, as historically it was believed to be closely related to either the tits or parrotbills. Today it is known to lack close relatives and it is the only species in the family Panuridae.

Bearded reedlings are strongly sexually dimorphic and form life-long pairs. They are highly productive and can breed several times in a season. They mainly feed on small invertebrates in summer and reed (Phragmites australis) seeds in winter.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bearded reedling (revision 1377648284), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q192817 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).