Coal tit
Description
The coal tit is about 11 cm long and weighs between 8 and 10 grams. It has a black crest with a characteristic white patch on the nape of the neck, which stands out as a white longitudinal stripe against the rest of the black plumage on the nape. It has white or whitish cheeks and a black chin patch. The underpart is yellowish to whitish with cream-coloured flanks. The upperparts are bluish grey to olive grey with a narrow double white wing band.
Habitat
The preferred habitat is coniferous forest. In mixed forests they seek out the conifers. In southern Europe, coal tits are also found in deciduous forests; in western Europe they also colonise gardens. As a result of high offspring sizes, the species tends to move into unpopulated areas. In its vast transpalearctic range, which stretches from the Atlantic coast across Eurasia to the Pacific coast, the coal tit is a common breeding bird. In Central Europe, it is found in coniferous and mixed forests from the lowlands to the tree line.
The text is a translation of an excerpt from Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannenmeise). On wikipedia the text is available under a „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“ licence. Status: 19 November 2021
