Avifauna Ibérica Aves de España
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Eurasian blue tit

Passeriformes · Paridae

Eurasian blue tit

Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tiny and acrobatic, with a blue cap and yellow breast, it hangs upside down from twigs.

Data

Length
11–12 cm
Wingspan
17–20 cm
Weight
9–12 g
Global IUCN
Least concern (LC)
Protection in Spain
Special protection

Approximate measurements.

Curiosity

It times breeding to the spring burst of caterpillars on which its chicks depend.

Records by month

655,418 records in Spain

Where it has been recorded

Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia Valencian Community Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Ceuta Melilla
© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · GISCO/Eurostat, simplified

Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.

Castile and LeónCataloniaCommunity of MadridAndalusiaExtremaduraCastilla-La ManchaAragonGaliciaNavarreBasque CountryCantabriaValencian CommunityAsturiasCanary IslandsLa RiojaBalearic IslandsRegion of Murcia

Sources

GBIF Wikidata BOE