Eurasian Blue Tit
| Eurasian Blue Tit | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Sub-order | Passeri |
| Infraorder | Passerida |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Passeroidea |
| Family | Paridae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Cyanistes |
| Species Information | |
| Species | C. caeruleus |
| Population statistics | |
| Population | Unknown[1] |
| Conservation status | Least concern[2] |
The Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small species of passerine bird found in Europe and parts of Asia.
Description
The Eurasian blue tit is 4.7 inches long, with a wingspan of 7.1 inches, and weighs about 0.39 ounces. It is blue above; the wings, tail and crown are azure in color, with a greyish-blue back. The wings bear white tips on the upperwing coverts, forming a horizontal stripe when at rest. The face is white, framed in black at the cheeks and chin, and an azure stripe behind each eye. The underside is yellowish. Young birds are more yellow throughout. The bird is also acrobatic, frequently seen in branches and feeders upside down.
Subspecies
- Cyanistes caeruleus balearicus; Spain: Balearic Islands (Majorca Island)
- Cyanistes caeruleus caeruleus; Europe: west to northern Spain, south to Sicily, east to northern Turkey and north Ural mountains.
- Cyanistes caeruleus calamensis; Greece: Pelopónnisos, Cyclades, Crete and Rhodes
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus; Ireland, Britain and Channel Islands
- Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae; Portugal, southern Spain, Corsica and Sardinia
- Cyanistes caeruleus orientalis; Russia: Volga River to central and southern Ural Mountains
- Cyanistes caeruleus raddei; northern Iran
- Cyanistes caeruleus persicus; southwestern Iran (Zagros mountains)
- Cyanistes caeruleus satunini; Ukraine (Crimea), Caucasus, Transcaucasia and northwestern Iran to eastern Turkey
Range and habitat
The Eurasian blue tit is found over much of continental Europe west of the Ural mountains, southward into Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran and the Levant. It is mainly found in deciduous woodlands and forests (though not coniferous forests), parks, and residential areas.
