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Poecile hyrcana

Photo by greyowl
Iran, 2009

[edit] Identification

12.5 cm. Brown upperparts, pink-brown underparts, becoming greyer with age, dark brown cap and bib. Sexes similar. Juveniles duller.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Iran.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Formerly treated as subspecies of Sombre Tit.

[edit] Habitat

Deciduous mountain forests.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in holes in decayed trees, lined with fur, wood chips, or hair. 5-7 white, red spotted eggs are laid.

The diet inclues seeds, insects and caterpillars.

[edit] Vocalisation

Call: zsit, and chev chev.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links