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Coal Tit Periparus ater [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Paridae
BTO Codes:
CT , COATI
EURING No:
14610
Number in Britain:
604 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, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
brittanicus (R), ater (P) recorded in Britain (of 21 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
19 cm
Weight:
M/F: 9 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: peri =very + parus =a tit
and L.: ater =black (esp. matte black)
World Distribution:
Eurasia, nw Africa
Habitat:
Woodland, towns
Diet:
Insect and spiders, also seeds in winter, mostly on outer branches of conifers
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
604 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
10th Century
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
11 to 25 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
15 x 12 mm
Egg Weight:
1.0 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
120
Clutch Size:
9 - 10 eggs
Incubation:
14 - 16 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
16 - 19 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1-2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
7801
Adult Survival:
0.372
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr9m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
60.3 ± 1.7
Range
58 - 63 mm, N =14442
Juvenile:
60.1 ± 1.6
58 - 63 mm, N =14960
Male:
61.4 ± 1.5
59 - 63.5 mm, N =1768
Female:
59.1 ± 1.3
57 - 61 mm, N =1551
Weight
Adult:
9.06 ± 1.35
Range
8.10 - 10.00 g , N =11191
Juvenile:
9.02 ± 1.48
8.10 - 10.00 g , N =11517
Male:
9.17 ± 0.61
8.30 - 10.00 g , N =1395
Female:
8.97 ± 0.68 .
8.00 - 10.20 g , N =1210
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Previously Parus ater
Gaelic:
Smutag
Welsh:
Titw Penddu
Danish:
Sortmejse
Dutch:
Zwarte mees
Finnish:
Kuusitiainen
French:
Mésange noire
German:
Tannenmeise
Hungarian:
Fenyvescinege
Icelandic:
Barrmeisa
Irish:
Meantán Dubh
Italian:
Cincia mora
Norwegian:
Svartmeis
Polish:
Sosnówka
Portuguese:
Chapim-preto
Spanish:
Carbonero garrapinos
Swedish:
Svartmes
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Perrins, C. 1979 British tits Collins, London
[598.922 PER]
See Also:
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