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Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Description:

The Blue Tit is usually 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long with a wingspan of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) for all genders, and weighs about 11 grams (0.39 oz). A typical Blue Tit has an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye, and encircling the white cheeks to the chin, giving the bird a very distinctive appearance. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue ans the back is yellowish green. The underparts is mostly sulphur-yellow with a dark line down the abdomen - the yellowness is indicative of the number of yellowy-green caterpillars eaten, due to high levels of carotene pigments in the diet. The bill is black, the legs bluish grey, and the irides dark brown. The sexes are similar, but under ultraviolet light, males have a brighter blue crown. Young Blue Tits are noticeably more yellow.

Habitat:

There are currently around 20-44 million pairs in Europe. The Blue Tit and the related hybrids are considered native species in areas of the European continent with mainly temperate or Mediterranean climate and parts of Middle East and North Africa. The countries include the United Kingdom and most of the European Economic Area (except Malta, where they are considered vagrant; and Iceland, where they are absent), plus: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic), Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine

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C.I.L.L.1010
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C.I.L.L.1010

Gemeinde Kottingbrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria

Spotted on Mar 4, 2012
Submitted on Mar 4, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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