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Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Description:

A Coal Tit spotted in Stafford, England. At first glance these are very similar to the Great Tit but they are less vibrant in colour and slightly smaller. The coal tit is 10–11.5 cm in length, and has a distinctive large white nape spot on its black head. The head, throat and neck of the adult are glossy blue-black, setting off the off-white sides of the face (tinged grey to yellow depending on subspecies) and the brilliant white nape; the white tips of the wing coverts appear as two wingbars. The underparts are whitish shading through buff to rufous on the flanks. The bill is black, the legs lead-coloured, and irides dark brown.

Habitat:

Hedgerow

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Chris79
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Chris79

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Feb 6, 2021
Submitted on Feb 21, 2021

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