Long-tailed Tit
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| Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus, is a very small passerine bird. It breeds in most of Europe and Asia. It is a non-migratory species.
It is closely related to the true tits, and in winter it is often found with tit flocks.
This is a very small bird at only 13-15cm in length including its very long tail, which itself makes up 7-9cm of the total. The Long-tailed Tit is black and brown above and whitish below, with reddish flanks. It has a white crown. North European birds (A. c. caudatus) have completely white heads and flanks.
This is a restless species, constantly on the move as it searches for insects and other small food items. It is almost always found in small flocks, and has been described as an avian sheep.
Long-tailed Tits are birds of deciduous woodlands with undergrowth. They nest in a tree or shrub. 6-12 eggs are laid in a woven closed nest. The nest is held together with spider webs, and camouflaged with lichen.
The call is loud trisyllabic srih-srih-srih.
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