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Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestTiny · 15 g
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 1
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jargals004 · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 2
Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev · CC BY 4.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 3
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 4
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 5
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 6
Photo: Alpharius Omegon · CC BY 4.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 7
Photo: sussexbirder · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 8
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jargals004 · CC BY 2.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 9
Photo: Anton Barbyshev · CC BY 4.0
Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus), photo 10
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

About the Azure Tit

The azure tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Russia, Central Asia, northwest China, Manchuria, and Pakistan.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Azure Tit lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Russia Mongolia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan China Uzbekistan Tajikistan Norway Belarus Ukraine Poland Hungary Turkmenistan

Recorded as a rare visitor in Finland, Sweden, France, Belgium, Spain.

When to see the Azure Tit

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

African Blue Tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffaeThe African blue tit ranges from 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) in size. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusThe Eurasian blue tit is usually 10.5–12 cm (4.1–4.7 in) long with a wingspan of 17.5–20 cm (6.9–7.9 in) for both sexes, and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz).

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