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Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Aegithalidae
BTO Codes:
LT , LOTTI
EURING No:
14370
Number in Britain:
261 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
rosaceus (R), caudatus (V), europaeus (V) recorded in Britain (of 19 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
18 cm
Weight:
M/F: 9 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: aigithalos =a tit
and L.: cauda =tail
World Distribution:
Eurasia
Habitat:
Woodland, woodland edge
Diet:
Mostly arthropods, esp bugs and eggs, larvae of butterflies/moths
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
261 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
Also common in:
Scrub
And found in:
Villages, Towns
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
4 to 10 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
14 x 11 mm
Egg Weight:
0.9 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
197
Clutch Size:
6 - 8 eggs
7.06 ± 1.93 (2 - 14) N = 1095
Incubation:
15 - 18 days
16.16 ± 1.78 (13 - 19) N = 1095
by the:
Female
Fledging:
16 - 17 days
15.71 ± 0.97 (14 - 17) N = 849
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
8 Apr (24 Mar - 29 Apr)
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
11823
Adult Survival:
0.443
Juvenile Survival:
0.251 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr8m
(Denmark: 10yr 9m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
AA
Wing Length
Adult:
60.9 ± 1.6
Range
58 - 64 mm, N =12498
Juvenile:
59.2 ± 2.3
56 - 63 mm, N =1784
Male:
61.8 ± 1.5
60 - 64 mm, N =961
Female:
60.1 ± 1.6
58 - 63 mm, N =1668
Weight
Adult:
7.78 ± 0.58
Range
7.00 - 8.70 g , N =9928
Juvenile:
7.94 ± 0.53
7.10 - 8.80 g , N =1133
Male:
7.91 ± 0.50
7.20 - 8.70 g , N =730
Female:
8.02 ± 0.68 .
7.10 - 9.30 g , N =1340
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Long-tailed Bushtit
Gaelic:
Cailleach-bheag-an-earbaill
Welsh:
Titw Gynffon-hir
Danish:
Halemejse
Dutch:
Staartmees
Finnish:
Pyrstötiainen
French:
Mésange ŕ longe queue
German:
Schwanzmeise
Hungarian:
Oszapó
Icelandic:
Skottmeisa
Irish:
Meantán Earrfhada
Italian:
Codibugnolo
Norwegian:
Stjertmeis
Polish:
Raniuszek zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Chapim-rabilongo
Spanish:
Mito
Swedish:
Stjärtmes
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Perrins, C. 1979 British tits Collins, London
[598.922 PER]
See Also:
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