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Marsh Tit Poecile palustris [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Paridae
BTO Codes:
MT , MARTI
EURING No:
14400
Number in Britain:
53 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
dresseri recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
19 cm
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: poikolos =spotted
and L.: palus =a marsh
World Distribution:
Locally in Europe, Asia
Habitat:
Mixed woodland, towns
Diet:
Summer, insects, spiders, winter, also seeds, nuts, berries; food cached over winter
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
53 thousand territories
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1678
Latest Survey:
Perrins, C.M. (2003) British Birds 96:418-426
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
2.9 to 5.4 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
16 x 12 mm
Egg Weight:
1.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
37
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
7 - 9 eggs
7.77 ± 1.45 (2 - 11) N = 452
Incubation:
14 - 16 days
14.64 ± 1.54 (12 - 17) N = 452
by the:
Female
Fledging:
18 - 21 days
19.14 ± 2.12 (15 - 23) N = 707
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
20 Apr (9 Apr - 6 May)
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
938
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
10yr1m
(Sweden: 11yr 11m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
62.4 ± 1.9
Range
59.5 - 65 mm, N =1211
Juvenile:
62.1 ± 1.8
59 - 65 mm, N =1417
Male:
63.3 ± 2.0
60 - 66 mm, N =92
Female:
61.5 ± 1.6
59 - 64 mm, N =139
Weight
Adult:
10.70 ± 0.67
Range
9.60 - 11.80 g , N =991
Juvenile:
10.59 ± 0.66
9.50 - 11.70 g , N =1230
Male:
10.75 ± 0.61
9.70 - 11.60 g , N =86
Female:
10.66 ± 0.84 .
9.50 - 12.10 g , N =122
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Previously Parus palustris
Gaelic:
Cailleachag-lòin
Welsh:
Titw'r Wern
Danish:
Sumpmejse
Dutch:
Glanskop
Finnish:
Viitatiainen
French:
Mésange nonnette
German:
Sumpfmeise
Hungarian:
Barátcinege
Icelandic:
Laufmeisa
Irish:
Meantán Lathaí
Italian:
Cincia bigia
Norwegian:
Løvmeis
Polish:
Sikora uboga
Portuguese:
Chapim-palustre
Spanish:
Carbonero palustre
Swedish:
Entita
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Perrins, C. 1979 British tits Collins, London
[598.922 PER]
See Also:
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