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Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus - Mésange bleue

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Paridés
Genus
:
Cyanistes
Species
:
caeruleus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: 12 à 14 cm.
Weight
: 9 à 12 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family.

Subspecific information 9 Subspecies

Cyanistes caeruleus caeruleus (n, c and e Europe to w and n Asia Minor)
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus (British Isles)
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,

Voice song and cries

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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

Geographic range

Illustration

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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