Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus - Mésange bleue
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Paridés
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Genus:
Cyanistes
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Species:
caeruleus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 12 cm
- Wingspan: 12 à 14 cm.
- Weight: 9 à 12 g
Longevity
15 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family.
Subspecific information 9 Subspecies
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus (British Isles)
- Cyanistes caeruleus caeruleus (n, c and e Europe to w and n Asia Minor)
- Cyanistes caeruleus balearicus (Mallorca)
- Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae (Iberian Pen., Corsica and Sardinia)
- Cyanistes caeruleus calamensis (s Greece, Cyclades, Crete and Rhodes)
- Cyanistes caeruleus orientalis (se European Russia)
- Cyanistes caeruleus satunini (Crimean Pen., Caucasus, e Turkey and nw Iran)
- Cyanistes caeruleus raddei (n Iran)
- Cyanistes caeruleus persicus (sw Iran)
Foreign names
- Mésange bleue,
- Herrerillo común,
- Chapim-azul,
- Blaumeise,
- Kék cinege,
- Pimpelmees,
- Cinciarella europea,
- Blåmes,
- Blåmeis,
- sýkorka belasá,
- sýkora modřinka,
- Blåmejse,
- sinitiainen,
- mallerenga blava eurasiàtica,
- Blámeisa,
- modraszka (zwyczajna),
- zilzīlīte,
- plavček,
- Лазоревка,
- アオガラ,
- 青山雀,
- 歐亞藍山雀,
Habitat
Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas
Sources of information
- Atlas des oiseaux de France métropolitaine. Nidification et présence hivernale. , Issa Nidal et Muller Y
- IOC World Bird List (v7.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017.
Other sources of interest
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