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Eurasian Blue Tit![]() Size: 11-12 cm; wing span 17.5-20 cm Weight: 9-13 g |
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Photos |
Race "caeruleus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a soaking wet male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit -
note the dark-blue cap
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2015]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit; the dull cap indicates that
this may be a female
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2015]
Close-up near-lateral view of a female(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2017]
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit at a bird
feeder (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, February 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2015]
Dorsal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2015]
Race "obscurus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hyde Park, London, England, September 2017]
Lateral/ventral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hyde Park, London, England, September 2017]
Dorsal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Watendlath, Lake District, Cumbria, England, September 2014]
Race "ogliastrae(?)"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-lateral view of a male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2022]
Lateral view of a male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2017]
Lateral view of a male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
looking backwards
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a male(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2022]
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FEMALE |
Near-frontal view of a female(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2022]
Lateral view of a female(?) Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2022]
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2022]
Frontal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2022]
Frontal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2015]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira de Borba, Borba, Alentejo, Portugal, December 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2016]
Close-up lateral/ventral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
View onto the upperparts of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit at take-off
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Eurasian Blue Tit; note
the yellow fringe to the ear coverts
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, May 2022]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Eurasian Blue Tit
looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, May 2022]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a fledgling Eurasian Blue Tit
begging for food
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]
Lateral view of a juvenile Eurasian Blue Tit
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, May 2022]
Two adult Eurasian Blue Tits feeding a juvenile
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Frontal view of a Eurasian Blue Tit feasting on pears (photo
courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, August 2015]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit feasting on pears (photo
courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, August 2015]
Eurasian Blue Tits seem to be partial to fennel seeds
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Eurasian Blue Tits seem to be partial to fennel seeds
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Eurasian Blue Tit taking flesh from a broken acorn
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2016]
This Eurasian Blue Tit has caught a caterpillar
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Hmmmm - blackberry!
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Blue Tit approaching a feeder in an
urban garden (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2015]
Often Eurasian Blue Tits can be seen hanging off the ball
while feeding (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2017]
Eurasian Blue Tit and a
Long-tailed Tit
at a bird feeder (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, February 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
bluetit_dw_20190324.m4a |
caeruleus (Poland) |
Pair Q&A | © DW | |
bluetit_dw_20210312.m4a |
caeruleus (Poland) |
Territorial calls? | © DW | |
bluetit_dw_20170109.m4a |
caeruleus (Poland) |
? | © DW | |
bluetit_dw_20170210.mp3 |
caeruleus (Poland) |
? | © DW | |
bluetit_jp_20220123.mp3 |
ogliastrae? (Portugal) |
Territorial calls? | © JP | |
bluetit_jp_20200403.m4a |
ogliastrae? (Portugal) |
Territorial calls? | © JP | |
bluetit_jp_20200412.m4a |
ogliastrae? (Portugal) |
Various | © JP |
More Eurasian Blue Tit sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.