Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Specy

Eurasian blue tit

Birds

The Eurasian blue tit is a small passerine of the tit family Paridae, easily identified by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. It lives in deciduous and mixed woodland, especially where oak is common, across temperate and subarctic Europe and western Asia, is largely non-migratory, and readily takes to nest boxes. It forages acrobatically, gripping the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hanging upside down while hunting mainly insects and spiders, supplemented by plant food outside the breeding season. Europe holds an estimated 20 to 44 million breeding pairs, and the population grew by about 30 percent between 1980 and 2016, supporting its Least Concern status. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Cyanistes caeruleus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cyanistes, Taxa
Source Eurasian blue tit (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Eurasian blue tit (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Spain

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Eurasian blue tit (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Introduction
    The Eurasian blue tit is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory. They typically nest in tree holes but readily adapt to using nest boxes when necessary.
  • Lead section
    The Eurasian blue tit's diet consists mainly of insects and spiders.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Lead paragraph; begins "It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often"
    It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory.
View the Source
2. Eurasian blue tit (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25404 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cyanistes, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q133565 (Cyanistes)
View the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Paridae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 492
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 492
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Passeriformes","family":"Paridae"},"synonyms":[{"id":32937,"full_name":"Poecile lugubris","author_year":"(Temminck, 1820)","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":35335,"full_name":"Poecile hypermelaena","author_year":"Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":33666,"full_name":"Poecile hyrcana","author_year":"Zarudny & Loudon, 1905","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":31346,"full_name":"Cyanistes caeruleus","author_year":"(Linnaeus, 1758)","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":35571,"full_name":"Periparus ater","author_year":"(Linnaeus, 1758)","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":34732,"full_name":"Poecile songara","author_year":"(Severtsoz, 1873)","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":37519,"full_name":"Poecile montana","author_year":"(Conrad, 1827)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"山雀科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.