| Coal Tit (Periparus ater (Linnaeus,1758)) |
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Scientific name: Periparus ater (Linnaeus,1758) Common name: Coal Tit Other names: Other scientific name: Parus ater. French name: Mésange noire Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae Size: 11 cm, 8 to 10 g Habitat: Coniferous forests. Food: Insects, seeds of Spruces, Pines, Firs or Beeches. Coal Tits can store seeds for the bad season. Nesting: The Coal Tit nests in tree holes or, if missing, in other cavities sometimes located on the ground. There are often two broods of 8 to 10 eggs per year. Migration: Northern birds move southwards in winter, sometimes in large numbers. Geographic area: North Africa, Europe, Asia east to Japan. |
The Coal Tit is a small size Tit with a black head, white cheeks and a long typical white patch on the nape. The upper side of the body is greyish green, the under side of the body is pale whitish rufous. The wings show two white wing bars on both sides of a darker area. There are many subspecies. |
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I am only used to observing a few Coal Tits in my garden in winter. With a better knowledge of bird songs I could perhaps detect some Swedish or Norwegian accent in their songs … |
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Many thanks to this Coal Tit who has been very kind to lean its head down so that we can see the white patch on the nape. |
André Bon February 2012