Cyanistes caeruleus
Classification
The shown species belongs to tit family. Its common name is Eurasian blue tit and it is obvious because of its colour. Blue tit is a small passerine bird.
Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Paridae
- Genus: Cyanistes
- Species: C. caeruleus
Wikipedia
Common Appearance
The unique appearance of the blue tit comes from its blue cap and white face, yellow underparts. Thin black line goes through the eyes.
Appearance:
- Body: small, lenght 12 cm, wingspan - 18cm,
- Eyes: black
- Legs: grey
- Other dominant visible characteristics: wings and tail are also blue. The blue on the top of the head sometimes is shaggy.
Places of Spread
This exact species is mostly spread in Europe, hence the name Eurasian blue tit, all year round. Can be found in woodlands as well as in city parks.
Spread:
- Mainly found in : European continent
- Also spread in: parts of Middle East
Diet
Blue tit feeds on insects, spiders, seeds and fruit. Likes to visit bird feeders with sunflower seeds, peanuts. I have seen it pecking apples and plums.
Diet:
- Major Diet: insects and seeds
Peculiarities and Rarity
This bird is well known for its acrobatic skills when it feeds and often can be seen in peculiar positions including feeding upside down either on a tree or bird feeder.
Discovery Statistics
- The location of the species is Varna, Bulgaria
- images were taken in January and February, 2021.
Information Usage & Copyright Declaration:
The information provided in this post is provided based on my own observations. The pictures used in this post are original and taken by myself,
, with a Canon EOS 1100D camera. I allow DNA to use the images and the information provided for DNA work within their publicly visible projects.
