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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae
灰蓝山雀（学名：Cyanistes cyanus）为山雀科山雀属的鸟类。分布于阿富汗、前苏联、蒙古以及中国大陆的新疆、青海、黑龙江等地，一般栖息于阔叶树丛、山溪旁的杨柳树丛间以及偶见于绿洲丛林。该物种的模式产地在西伯利亚。
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 70
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Paridae
- Collections
- UWBM, SUI, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Russia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Kirghizistan, Kazakhstan, Russie, FéDéRation De
Bird sounds
- call, song· Mongolia· quality A
- call, subsong· Mongolia· quality A
- song· Belarus· quality A
- song· Kyrgyzstan· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Cyanistes cyanus
- Commons category
- Cyanistes cyanus
- Commons gallery
- Cyanistes cyanus
- taxon common name
- 灰蓝山雀
- litter size
- 8.8
- egg incubation period
- 13
- short name
- C. cyanus
- taxon author citation
- (Pallas, 1770)
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Encyclopedic overview
The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) 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.
It is found in temperate and subarctic deciduous or mixed woodlands, scrub, and marshes. It is a resident species, and most birds do not migrate. It nests in tree holes, laying approximately 10 eggs. The bird is a close sitter, displaying defensive behaviors such as hissing and biting when disturbed. Its diet primarily consists of insects, seeds, small invertebrates, bug larvae, and eggs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cyanistes cyanus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.