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Aegithalos caudatus
Tiny bird, only 13–15 cm in length, including its 7–9 cm tail. It is a round-bodied tit with a short, stubby bill and a very long, narrow tail. The sexes look the same and young birds undergo a complete moult to adult plumage before the first winter. The plumage is mainly black and white, with variable amounts of grey and pink. They form flocks of 3 to 30 birds, composed of family parties (parents and offspring) from the previous breeding season, together with any extra adults that helped to raise a brood
Mediterranean forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec. f/13 ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on Jul 27, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012
4 Comments
I found out that the north race has a pure white head while the south species has a black superciliar stripe
It could be, or maybe the bird in my picture have a winter plumage?
Thanks Stian. It also looks very different to me. It is maybe a young guy.
Fantastic picture Arlanda! The long-tailed tit looks different from them we have here..
You can see some pictures I took of one in April
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103...