Azure tit

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
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
Conservation status	Least concern

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.

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