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Latest revision as of 14:25, November 11, 2021
The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a small species of passerine bird of the family Paridae, and found over eastern Europe across much of central Asia to the Pacific.
| Azure 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. cyanus |
| Population statistics | |
| Population | 20,000-99,999[1] |
| Conservation status | Least concern[2] |
Description
The Azure tit is up to 5.2 inches long, with a wingspan of 7.3 inches, and weighs about 0.4 ounces. Its plumage is white-blue, with black eye stripes on a white head. The belly is white, as is a wide band on the wing covers. Males and females are similar. Hybrids between closely-related species have also been recorded in the wild[3].
Subspecies
- Cyanistes cyanus cyanus; Russia: European portion to basin of middle Volga River
- Cyanistes cyanus hyperrhiphaeus; Russia: European portion to western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan
- Cyanistes cyanus koktalensis; Kazakhstan: southeastern lowlands (south of Lake Balkhash)
- Cyanistes cyanus tianschanicus; southeastern Kazakhstan to northwestern China, Manchuria and Pakistan
- Cyanistes cyanus yenisseensis; southeastern Siberia to Sea of Japan and lower Amur River
References
- ↑ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22735985/87434883#population
- ↑ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22735985/87434883
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukasz-Lawicki/publication/264914009_Azure_Tits_and_hybrids_Azure_x_European_Blue_Tit_in_Europe/links/53f5f3e70cf22be01c3fc220/Azure-Tits-and-hybrids-Azure-x-European-Blue-Tit-in-Europe.pdf