British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: AMBER (Important Population), caeruleus GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
9.06 ± 2.14 (2 - 16) N = 2875
Incubation:
13.88 ± 1.31 (12 - 16) N = 2875
by the:
Female
Fledging:
19.28 ± 2.16 (15 - 22.5) N = 4391
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
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Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
63.3 ± 2.8
Range
52.0 - 74.0 mm, (N = 102856)
Juvenile:
62.8 ± 1.9
Range
52.0 - 74.0 mm, (N = 278440)
Male:
65.2 ± 1.5
Range
53.0 - 74.0 mm, (N = 23092)
Female:
61.9 ± 1.4
Range
52.0 - 74.0 mm, (N = 29571)
Weight
Adult:
10.84 ± 0.78
Range
7.70 - 13.80 g , (N =77569)
Juvenile:
10.6 ± 0.8
Range
7.7 - 13.8 . , (N =230712)
Male:
11.15 ± 0.73
Range
7.80 - 13.80 g , (N =16854)
Female:
10.62 ± 0.78
Range
7.70 - 13.80 g , (N =21702)
Seasonal:
Summer 10.79 ± 0.83 (N = 20385)
Autumn 10.88 ± 0.74 (N = 21071)
Winter 10.89 ± 0.73 (N = 157645)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Parus caeruleus
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Blĺmejse
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Meantán Gorm
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Herrerillo común
Swedish:
Local Names:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Perrins, C. 1979 British tits Collins, London
[598.922 PER]
Flegg, J. 1987 The Blue Tit Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour: S]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
BOU Register of Avian Theses entry
Order:
Passeriformes
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