Long-tailed tit
Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds group, belonging to the family Aegithalidae in the order Passeriformes. It is a tiny bird with an adult body mass of 8.6 g and a wingspan of 18 cm.
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Quick facts about the long-tailed tit
This sedentary, perching invertivore lives in forest habitat and has a geographic range of 18,250,000 km². It lays 1 clutch per year with a clutch size of 9.9, incubates eggs for 15 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 8.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 18 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 10.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 9.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the long-tailed tit?
Photos of the long-tailed tit
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Where does the long-tailed tit live?
Not recorded
What is the long-tailed tit?
The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a common bird species belonging to the bushtit family found throughout Eurasia. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodlands as well as scrub, heathland, farmland, parks and gardens. The plumage of this small long-tailed bird is predominantly black and white with varying amounts of pink and grey. Northern subspecies are paler and have completely white heads, lacking the large dark eyebrows of southern populations. It is a social bird that forms compact family flocks of six to seventeen individuals outside of the breeding season, when these flocks break up. It has a strong preference for nesting in scrub areas and often builds its nest in thorny bushes less than 3 metres (10 feet) above the ground.
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What does the long-tailed tit sound like?
Is the long-tailed tit endangered?
The long-tailed tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the long-tailed tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithalidae
- genusAegithalos
- SpeciesAegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Acredula calva, Acredula sonans, Aegithalos caudatus tyrrhenius, Afedula sonans, Afedula sonans, Mecistura rosea, Mecistura swinhoei, Mecistura vagans, Mecistura vulgaris, Parus caudatus
Other names and names in other languages (115)
- Japanese snow fairyEnglish
- Long tailed titEnglish
- Long-tailed bush-titEnglish
- Long-tailed bushtitEnglish
- قرقف طويل الذيلArabic
- قرقف الشجر طويل الذيلArabic
- abeyerínAsturian
- flairecaAsturian
- flairencaAsturian
- flairinaAsturian
- rabu llarguAsturian
- raullarguAsturian
- МамыҡасBashkir
- Сініца-апалоўникBelarusian
- Сініца-апалоўнікBelarusian
- Сiнiца-апалоўнiкBelarusian
- Дългоопашат синигерBulgarian
- Binoter lostekBreton
- Mallerenga cuallargaCatalan
- mallerenga cuallarga eurasiàticaCatalan
- mallerenga cuallarga o senyoretaCatalan
- Кужы пачан кӹсиӓMari
- Вӑрӑм хӱреллӗ кӑсӑяChuvash
- Вăрăм хӳреллĕ кăсăяChuvash
- mlynařík dlouhoocasýCzech
- mlynařík dlouhoocasý severoevropskýCzech
- Titw cynffonhirWelsh
- Titw Cynffon-HirWelsh
- Titwod Cynffon-HirWelsh
- HalemejseDanish
- SchwanzmeiseGerman
- ΑιγίθαλοςGreek
- Longvosta paruoEsperanto
- longvosta egitaloEsperanto
- MitoSpanish
- Mito comúnSpanish
- sabatihaneEstonian
- BuztanluzeBasque
- چرخریسک دم درازPersian
- چرخ ریسک دم بلندPersian
- pyrstötiainenFinnish
- VeltítaFaroese
- VeltitaFaroese
- TupinetFrench
- Mésange à longue queueFrench
- Orite à longue queueFrench
- Meantán earrfhadaIrish
- CìochanScottish Gaelic
- cailleach bheag an earbaillScottish Gaelic
- cailleachan beaga an earbaillScottish Gaelic
- Ferreiriño subeliñoGalician
- Ferreiriño rabilongoGalician
- Myntan arbyl-liauyrManx
- ירגזי זנבתןHebrew
- גנובתן אירופיHebrew
- dugorepa sjenicaCroatian
- őszapóHungarian
- Északi őszapóHungarian
- Երաշտահավ երկարագիArmenian
- SkottmeisaIcelandic
- CodibugnoloItalian
- エナガJapanese
- 柄長Japanese
- თოხიტარაGeorgian
- ЦӀыжьдадэкӀэкӀыхьKabardian
- Кезқұйрық шымшықKazakh
- 오목눈이Korean
- LostekCornish
- SchwanzmeesLuxembourgish
- šiaurinė ilgauodegė zylėLithuanian
- Ilgauodegė zylėLithuanian
- garastīteLatvian
- дологоопашеста сипкаMacedonian
- Долгоопашеста сипкаMacedonian
- Сүүлт хөхбухMongolian
- StaartmeesDutch
- stjertmeisNorwegian
- Raniuszek zwyczajnyPolish
- RaniuszekPolish
- raniuszek (zwyczajny)Polish
- chapim-rabilongoPortuguese
- chapim-rabilongo-comumPortuguese
- Piţigoi codatRomanian
- Pițigoi codatRomanian
- чумичкаRussian
- ОполовникRussian
- аполлоновкаRussian
- виноградкаRussian
- павлинчикRussian
- фазанчикRussian
- хвостовкаRussian
- Длиннохвостая синицаRussian
- длиннохвостый слепухRussian
- долгохвостая синицаRussian
- АполлонівкаRusyn
- Уһун кутурукYakut
- BaðošgaccetNorthern Sami
- bađošgaccetNorthern Sami
- mlynárka dlhochvostáSlovak
- dolgorepkaSlovenian
- Trishtili bishtgjatëAlbanian
- Dugorepa senicaSerbian
- Дугорепа сеницаSerbian
- stjärtmesSwedish
- Bayağı uzunkuyrukTurkish
- Uzun Kuyruklu BaştankaraTurkish
- Синиця довгохвостаUkrainian
- ополовник звичайнийUkrainian
- CoalongaVenetian
- Bạc má đuôi dàiVietnamese
- SteirtmêzeWest Flemish
- 長尾山雀Chinese
- 北长尾山雀Chinese
- 銀喉長尾山雀Chinese
- 银喉长尾山雀Chinese
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Relatives of the long-tailed tit
Other species in the same genus Aegithalos.
Black-throated bushtit
Aegithalos concinnus
Rufous-fronted bushtit
Aegithalos iouschistos
White-cheeked bushtit
Aegithalos leucogenys
White-throated bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
Sooty bushtit
Aegithalos fuliginosus
Silver-throated bushtit
Aegithalos glaucogularis
CompareLong-tailed tit vs Black-throated bushtitLong-tailed tit vs Rufous-fronted bushtitLong-tailed tit vs White-cheeked bushtitLong-tailed tit vs White-throated bushtit
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
How heavy is a long-tailed tit?
A long-tailed tit has an adult body mass of 8.6 g, placing it in the tiny size class. Its wingspan is 18 cm.
What does the long-tailed tit eat?
The long-tailed tit is an invertivore, and its trophic level is carnivore.
What habitat does the long-tailed tit live in?
The long-tailed tit lives in forest habitat. It is a sedentary, perching bird.
Is the long-tailed tit endangered?
No. The long-tailed tit is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a long-tailed tit live?
The long-tailed tit has a lifespan of 10.8 years, with up to 11.1 years reported by sources.
How many eggs does a long-tailed tit lay?
The long-tailed tit has a clutch size of 9.9 and lays 1 clutch per year. Eggs are incubated for 15 days.
What kind of animal is the long-tailed tit?
The long-tailed tit is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds group, in the family Aegithalidae and order Passeriformes.
Who named the long-tailed tit?
The long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus, carries the authority (Linnaeus, 1758).
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