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Azure Tit
Cyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770)
≈13 cmLength15 gWeight
It has a white head and belly, a blue back and a single dark line through the eye.
Busiest months: May · Most records: Mongolia, Russia, China
How to identify
Field marks
- Head white, with a single dark line through the eye
- Upperparts blue
- Underparts white
- Wing-bars and tail corners white
Voice
A “dee, dee, dee” like that of Eurasian Blue Tit, or a scolding “churr”.
Where and when it's recorded
Azure Tit has been recorded at 113 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Lotoshino Fish FarmRussia272 records
- Mongolica Resort, UB, MNMongolia263 records
- Muravyevka ParkRussia223 records
More places
- [Dushanbe Botanical Garden]Tajikistan142 records
- Marshal Bridge, Riparian Forest of Tuul River, UB, MNMongolia84 records
- Khovd Bird Ringing Station, Khovd, MNMongolia79 records
- [Ozornoe - Eastern Ponds]Kyrgyzstan66 records
- Manas River ValleyChina60 records
- Seol ClubMongolia59 records
- Ile River Delta – Zheltorangy Poplars;Kazakhstan53 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a species of Eurasian birds in the order of passeriformes in the family Paridae.
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Questions
How big is the Azure Tit?
The Azure Tit is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Azure Tit live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: central, eastern. It is most often recorded in Mongolia, Russia and China.
When is the best time to see the Azure Tit?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Azure Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Azure Tit as Least Concern.
What does the Azure Tit eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Azure Tit in?
It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 15 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 69 mm
- Tail
- 68 mm
- Bill
- 9 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: central, eastern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 3
- Cyanistes cyanus yenisseensis sc to e Siberia, n Mongolia and ne China
- Cyanistes cyanus tianschanicus mountains of se Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and nw China
- Cyanistes cyanus berezowskii nc China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees Paridae
- Genus
- Cyanistes
Other birds in the genus Cyanistes
African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammiceps
Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus
Sultan TitMelanochlora sultanea
Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalis
Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Yellow-bellied TitPeriparus venustulus
Elegant TitPeriparus elegans
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