Bushtits

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus), occasionally referred to as the silver-throated tit or silver-throated dasher, is a common bird found throughout Europe and Asia. The genus name Aegithalos was a term used by Aristotle for some European tits, including the long-tailed tit. The specific caudatus is Latin and is derived from cauda, "tail".

Family

Bushtits

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

8.6 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

53

Recorded in United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Norway, Russia, Japan, Czechia, Republic of Korea, Ireland, Turkey, Switzerland, Estonia, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Ukraine, Slovakia, Åland, Croatia, Luxembourg, Georgia, Romania, Slovenia, China, Belarus, Isle of Man, Iran, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Mongolia, Armenia, Andorra, Moldova, JE, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bosnia and Herz., Montenegro, Kazakhstan, XK, GG.

Where to see it: Dilijan City Park / Դիլիջանի քաղաքային այգի (Armenia); 서울 · 올림픽공원(Seoul · Olympic Park) (Republic of Korea); 練馬区 · 石神井公園 (Nerima Ward · Shakujii Park) (Japan); South Park (Bulgaria); 서울 · 창경궁(Seoul · Changgyeonggung) (Republic of Korea).

Photo: (c) Attila Oláh, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist