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Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) German name(s): "Sumpfmeise" Size: 11.5-13 cm Weight: 12 g

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Physical description Click here for a physical description Marsh Tits are small Eurasian tits. Males and females look alike, but there are small morphological differences between races. Marsh Tits, nominate race "palustris", have a black-and-white head. The cap and the nape of the neck, as well as a small "bib", are black the ear coverts are white, with a "sullied-brown" neck. The entire front, from chest to undertail coverts, is white to off-white, with some buff tint on the sides. The back, wings and tail are brownish-grey. All races have dark irises, a very short and thin dark-grey bill and grey legs and feet.

Taxonomy, classification See Marsh Tit at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Marsh Tit is available HERE . There are about 10 races of Marsh Tits, which are sedentary throughout their range. Taken altogether, they have a wide-ranging distribution, from England, Wales and a small part of Scotland in the West, through Asia Minor, mid-latitude Asia (to the North of the Himalayas), via southern China and Korea to Japan in the East. In Europe Marsh Tits are found anywhere from northern Spain to southern Scandinavia and from England to the Urals, EXCEPT the Mediterranean islands, much of the Mediterranean coastline, the Po River downs, an area to the North of the River Danube and the Black Sea, Ireland, most of Scotland and northern European Russia. Nominate race "palustris" is found in northern and central Europe, from northern Spain to southern Scandinavia and from France to Greece and the Balkans. For distribution information on other races please refer to a field guide. Marsh Tits have a preference for marshy, swampy habitats.

Sightings Click here for sighting information Race "palustris" D. Wilczynska reports spotting Marsh Tits, nominate race "palustris", near Zegrzynski Lagoon, Poland, in March 2017 and in Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, in November 2017. The species was also found along the river Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, in September 2020. A Marsh Tit, race "palustris", was caught, ringed and photographed by S. Cuturilov in Ovcarsko-Kablarski Canyon, near Cacak, Serbia, in October 2017. Another underwent the same procedure at Vlasina Lake, Serbia, in October 2019. M. Thomas reports finding Marsh Tits, nominate race "palustris", in a suburban garden in Eltville, Hessen, Germany, in March 2018 and again in January 2019. G. Normand reports finding a Marsh Tit, race "palustris", in Bois de Vincennes, 12th district, Paris, in December 2020.

Photos

Race "palustris"

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Marsh Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2017]

Frontal view of a Marsh Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2017]

Lateral view of a Marsh Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Zegrzynski Lagoon, Poland, March 2017]

Lateral view of a Marsh Tit, back, in comparison with a Willow Tit, front (photo courtesy of S. Cuturilov)
[Vlasina Lake, Serbia, October 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a Marsh Tit looking backwards (photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Bois de Vincennes, 12th district, Paris, December 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a Marsh Tit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2017]

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.

marstit_dw_20200905.m4a

palustris (Poland)

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© DW

More Marsh Tit sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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