For details point at or click the
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Timaliidae
BTO Codes:
BR , BEATI
EURING No:
13640
Number in Britain:
531.5 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
View video clips from
IBC
Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
biarmicus recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
.
Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
17 cm
Weight:
M/F: 15 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: panu =exceedingly + oura =tail
and biarmicus =origin uncertain
World Distribution:
Locally in Eurasia
Habitat:
Reedbed
Diet:
Invertebrates in summer, seeds in winter
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
504 to 559 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1662
Latest Survey:
Campbell, L.A. et al. (1996) British Birds 89:335-346
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
190 to 330 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
17 x 14 mm
Egg Weight:
1.9 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
24
Clutch Size:
4 - 8 eggs
Incubation:
10 - 14 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
12 - 13 days
as:
Altricial, naked
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
2-4
Number Ringed:
830
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr4m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
59.8 ± 1.9
Range
57 - 63 mm, N =718
Juvenile:
55.7 ± 1.8
53 - 58 mm, N =359
Male:
60.7 ± 1.6
58 - 63 mm, N =385
Female:
58.8 ± 1.7
56 - 61 mm, N =332
Weight
Adult:
15.13 ± 1.17
Range
13.30 - 17.10 g , N =617
Juvenile:
13.90 ± 1.01
12.40 - 15.70 g , N =346
Male:
15.31 ± 1.09
13.60 - 17.10 g , N =326
Female:
14.93 ± 1.21 .
13.10 - 17.10 g , N =290
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Bearded Reedling
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Titw Barfog
Danish:
Skægmejse
Dutch:
Baardman
Finnish:
Viiksitimali
French:
Mésange à moustaches
German:
Bartmeise
Hungarian:
Barkóscinege
Icelandic:
Kampameisa
Irish:
Meantán Croiméalach
Italian:
Basettino
Norwegian:
Skjeggmeis
Polish:
Wasatka
Portuguese:
Chapim-de-bigode
Spanish:
Bigotudo
Swedish:
Skäggmes
Local Names: Reedling / Ping Tit
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Bibby, C. J. 1983 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Bearded Tit British Birds 76:549-562
See Also:
BirdFacts home | BTO Home birdfacts@bto.org These data should be cited as:
© British Trust for Ornithology, | Privacy Statement
button; for sources point at the 
button
Other Names
