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Azure tit

Cyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.9 g to 14.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
Photo: Levashkin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the azure tit

Weight
12.9 g – 14.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
8.8 – 9.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the azure tit live?

Not recorded

What is the azure tit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a species of Eurasian birds in the order of passeriformes in the family Paridae. This small species is the only member of the family Paridae to have a white cap, and was described in 1770 by Peter Simon Pallas. Its closest cousins are the blue tit and the African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae)

It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Russia, Central Asia, northwest China, Manchuria, and Pakistan.There are some records of the species in other parts of Europe, including in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Austria.

From the Wikipedia article “Azure tit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azure_tit&oldid=1371689986), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the azure tit endangered?

The azure tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the azure tit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParidae
  6. genusCyanistes
  7. SpeciesCyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770)

Synonyms Cyanestes cyanus, Parus cyanus

Other names and names in other languages (62)
  • قرقف لازورديArabic
  • Буран турғайыBashkir
  • Белая сініцаBelarusian
  • Белая блакітніцаBelarusian
  • Белая сiнiца (або князёк)Belarusian
  • Бял синигерBulgarian
  • Белоглав синигерBulgarian
  • Лазурен синигерBulgarian
  • Kalvennig persBreton
  • mallerenga capblancaCatalan
  • Ош кӹсиӓMari
  • Шурӑ кӑсӑяChuvash
  • Шурă кăсăяChuvash
  • sýkora azurováCzech
  • Titw asurWelsh
  • AzurmejseDanish
  • LasurmeiseGerman
  • ΛαζoυρoπαπαδίτσαGreek
  • lazura paruoEsperanto
  • Herrerillo azulSpanish
  • Herrerillo ciáneoSpanish
  • lasuurtihaneEstonian
  • Amilotx zuriBasque
  • چرخریسک لاجوردیPersian
  • valkopäätiainenFinnish
  • Mésange azuréeFrench
  • Meantán ceannbhánIrish
  • ירגזי תכולHebrew
  • bijela sjenicaCroatian
  • lazúrcinegeHungarian
  • HvítmeisaIcelandic
  • Cincia azzurraItalian
  • Cinciarella azzurraItalian
  • ルリガラJapanese
  • Ақ шымшықKazakh
  • 흰머리유리박새Korean
  • žydroji zylėLithuanian
  • gaišzilā zīlīteLatvian
  • Номин хөхбухMongolian
  • Ашо битькайErzya
  • AzuurmeesDutch
  • asurmeisNorwegian
  • Valgeipiätiaineolo
  • sikora lazurowaPolish
  • chapim-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • Piţigoi azuriuRomanian
  • КнязёкRussian
  • Белая лазоверкаRussian
  • Белая лазоревкаRussian
  • Белый слепухRussian
  • Большой слепухRussian
  • VilgesoaigaccetNorthern Sami
  • sýkorka lazúrováSlovak
  • Sinja sinicaSlovenian
  • sinji plavčekSlovenian
  • Snežna senicaSerbian
  • azurmesSwedish
  • Akça BaştankaraTurkish
  • Gök mavisi baştankaraTurkish
  • синиця білаUkrainian
  • 灰蓝山雀Chinese
  • 灰藍山雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the azure tit

Other species in the same genus Cyanistes.

CompareAzure tit vs Eurasian blue titAzure tit vs African blue titAzure tit vs Azure tit x blue tit

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the azure tit?

An adult azure tit weighs 12.9 g – 14.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the azure tit endangered?

The azure tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the azure tit?

The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{azure_tit_2026,
  title = {Azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-tit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}