Willow tit
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The willow tit is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-b
Poecile montanus kleinschmidti
In the UK
Subspecies Poecile montanus restrictus in Japan
Eggs, collection Museum Wiesbaden, Germany
Marsh tit
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The marsh tit is a Eurasian passerine bird in the tit family Paridae and genus Poecile, closely related to the willow tit, Père David's and Songar tits. It is a small bird, around 12 cm long and weigh
Willow tit
…across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-brown and off-white with a black cap and bib. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related marsh tit, which explains its breeding much farther north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate. The willow tit was described in 1827 by the Swiss…
Sumpfmeise im NSG Hirschacker und Dossenwald 2
Bird trapped for ringing showing pale 'cutting edges' to bill
Note the glossy cap, smaller bib and uniform wings which help distinguish it from the willow tit.
Typical marsh tit habitat in Northamptonshire, England.