Bird of Day 100:

Bird of Day 100:
Homing pigeon

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Bird of Day 89: Varied Tit

Cyanistes varius (although some refer to this bird as Poecile varius)

This lovely 12-14cm long bird occurs in eastern Asia in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and locally in northeastern China (southern Liaoning) and extreme southeastern Russia (southern Kurile Islands). Its habitat consists of open mixed forests, often at mountain slopes and river valleys.

The Varied Tit weighs just 16-18g and has a wing length of 6-7.8cm. It eats a mixed diet consisting of seeds and insects, namely caterpillars.

Its call consists of tiny tones which sounds like tzu….tzu….tzu….
Recommended footage of this pretty bird here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG0uoT6ySr0&NR=1

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