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Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

The Willow Tit is a small, cheerful bird that loves to flit around trees and bushes. With its fluffy black cap and soft brown feathers, it can be a bit tricky to spot, but it's always busy looking for food!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Willow Tit is a plump, grey-brown bird with a distinctive dull black cap that extends to its nape. It has pale buffish flanks and a small black bib, which helps differentiate it from the very similar Marsh Tit.

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Willow Tit
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Willow Tit

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A Willow Tit's brain grows bigger in winter to help remember all its hidden food!

During winter, Willow Tits often join up with other bird species in mixed flocks!

Spotting a Willow Tit can be tough; they look almost identical to Marsh Tits!

Willow Tits are one of the only birds that actually excavate their own nest holes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nest Excavator

Willow Tits can carve their own nests into soft, rotting wood because their strong beaks help them create cozy homes for their chicks.

Fähigkeit

Memory Master

Willow Tits have an amazing memory that helps them recall hundreds of hidden food items, ensuring snacks are always available.

Fähigkeit

Cold Conqueror

Willow Tits can survive chilly winters because they fluff up their feathers to trap warm air close to their bodies.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Seeker

Willow Tits can move quietly through dense thickets because their small size and soft feathers help them sneak up on insects.

Maße und Details

Länge
11.5-13 cm
Flügelspannweite
17-20 cm
Gewicht
0.009-0.014 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-9 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-9
Brutzeit
13-15 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat tiny insects and spiders in summer, switching to seeds and berries when it's colder.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds mostly eat insects for growth; adults adapt to seasonal food availability.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects
  • Spiders
  • Pine seeds
  • Birch seeds
  • Berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A primary prey item for this agile bird of prey.

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

These nocturnal hunters may take roosting Willow Tits.

depends on

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Often uses rotten wood of this tree for nesting sites.

shelters

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Provides seeds and cover, especially important in winter.

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Willow Tit?

11.5-13 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Willow Tit?

17-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Willow Tit?

0.009-0.014 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Willow Tit?

2-9 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Willow Tit?

35 km/h

Was frisst Willow Tit?

They mostly eat tiny insects and spiders in summer, switching to seeds and berries when it's colder.

Wo findet man Willow Tit normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Willow Tit?

Foraging

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