Long-tailed Tit
A species of Eurasian Long-tailed Tits Scientific name : Aegithalos caudatus Genus : Eurasian Long-tailed Tits
Long-tailed Tit, A species of Eurasian Long-tailed Tits
Botanical name: Aegithalos caudatus
Genus: Eurasian Long-tailed Tits
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Description
Small, fluffy, and adorable are some of the adjectives used to describe the long-tailed Tit. The bird has a high-pitched call that makes it identifiable even when mixing with flocks of other birds. It prefers traveling in groups, even with different bird species. Look for the small bird in rural and urban areas with established trees.
Size
16 cm
Life Expectancy
8 years
Feeding Habits
Long-tailed Tit primarily feasts on arthropods, with a preference for moth and butterfly eggs and larvae. Seasonally, long-tailed Tit augments its diet with some plant matter.
Habitat
Long-tailed Tit typically resides in deciduous and mixed woodlands, favoring areas with abundant shrubs, especially at the forest's edge. This preference extends to willows and various broadleaf trees like oak and ash. The species is adaptable, additionally occupying riverine woods, heathlands, farmlands with trees and hedges, and urban green spaces such as parks and gardens. In Mediterranean climates, they also inhabit maquis and open pine forests. Generally avoiding dense coniferous stands in the west, they are present in mixed conifer forests in central Siberia. Elevationally, long-tailed Tit is found from lowlands to montane regions, with varying ranges across Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, and East Asia.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Sounds
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Behavior
Outside the breeding season they form compact flocks of 6 to 17 birds, composed of family parties (parents and offspring) from the previous breeding season, together with any extra adults that helped to raise a brood. These flocks will occupy and defend territories against neighbouring flocks. The driving force behind the flocking behaviour is thought to be that of winter roosting, being susceptible to cold; huddling increases survival through cold nights. 
Distribution Area
The long-tailed tit is globally widespread throughout temperate northern Europe and the Palearctic, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone.
Species Status
Globally, the species is common throughout its range, only becoming scarce at the edge of the distribution. The IUCN, BirdLife International and The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) all list the long-tailed tit as a ‘species of least concern’, currently under little or no threat and reasonably abundant. Due to their small size they are vulnerable to extreme cold weather with population losses of up to 80% being recorded in times of prolonged cold.
Scientific Classification
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