About the Coal Tit
An active and agile bird that often feeds high in trees and searches their trunks for food. It hangs upside down, and also hovers, to reach food on the underside of branches and leaves. Outside the breeding season it often accompanies moving flocks of other small birds, such as Long-tailed Tits and Goldcrests.
Specifications
Scientific name
Periparus Ater
Family
Paridae
Habitat
Woodlands, gardens and parks - prefers coniferous trees.
Food
Insects and seeds (particularly conifer seeds).
Height
11.5cm
Weight
8-10g
Lifespan
1 - 4 years
Breeding time
Starts mid-April
Nest
In a hole in a tree or other crevice, or in a nest box
Sound
Most frequent call is a triple 'tsee-tsee-tsee'
Characteristics
Smaller than a Great Tit, its large head is black with white cheeks and has a white stripe on the nape.Wings, back and tail are olive-grey, and the breast is grey-brown.
Children
1-2 clutches of about 10 eggs.
Characteristics
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