Reference photo — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Aegithalidae
- Size
- 13–15 cm (length)
- Weight
- 7–10 g
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 2–3 yrs
- Habitat
- Deciduous woodland, Scrub, Hedgerows, Gardens
About
The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit is a common bird species belonging to the bushtit family found throughout Eurasia. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodlands as well as scrub, heathland, farmland, parks and gardens. The plumage of this small long-tailed bird is predominantly black and white with varying amounts of pink and grey.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.