Species guide
Long-tailed Tit: how to recognise it
A bird of Europe and Asia. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
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- Scientific name
- Aegithalos caudatus
- Family
- Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits
- Size
- About 13–15 cm
- Habitat
- Woodland edges, hedgerows and gardens
- Found in
- Europe and Asia
The key marks
A tiny round-bodied bird with a very long tail, a short bill and pink, black and white plumage.
Voice
A high, thin “tsee-tsee-tsee” and a rolling “tsirrup”.
Good to know
Its nest is a ball of moss, spider silk and lichen lined with up to about 2,000 feathers.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in woodland edges, hedgerows and gardens. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.