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ViewsGrey-headed ChickadeeFrom Opus(Redirected from Siberian Tit)
Alternative name: Siberian Tit; Taiga Chickadee; Alaskan Tit
[edit] IdentificationA medium sized tit (13.5 - 14cm).
Colours variable, birds from southern Siberia browner, birds from Taymyr Peninsula greyer. Sexes similar. [edit] Similar speciesMay be confused with Boreal Chickadee in Alaska and Canada, but Siberian Tit is larger, has a whiter neck side, paler brownish-buff flanks and broader whitish edges on tertials. [edit] Distribution
[edit] TaxonomyPolytypic. Consists of four subspecies:
Formerly placed in genus Parus as Parus cinctus; for a while the specific name of cincta was commonly used, but the world wide checklists are now using Poecile cinctus. [edit] HabitatConifer forests, mostly of old-growth spruce, especially in areas with dead trees. [edit] BehaviourFeeds on small invertebrates like bugs, moths, flies and others. Takes also seeds. Stores food in variety of caches and visits these caches in winter. Breeding season from May to July. Pairs for life. The nest is placed in a hole (often old woodpecker holes) and made with wood, moss, animal hair and grass stems. Lays 4 to 11 eggs. Adults are resident, young birds may wander around, flocking with Willow Tit. [edit] References
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