Birds and wildlife

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatusGroup: long-tailed titsUK Conservation status:Green

How to identify

The Long-tailed Tit is easily recognisable with its distinctive blush, black and white colouring. It also has a tail which is bigger than its body, and a bouncing flight. Sociable and noisy residents, Long-tailed Tits are most usually noticed in small, excitable flocks of about 20 birds. Like most tits, they rove the woods and hedgerows, but are also seen on heaths and commons with suitable bushes.

Call

Long-tailed Tit

Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto

Key

  1. Resident
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* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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Where best to see them

Key facts