Birds · Passeriformes · Paridae
Periparus ater
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The smallest of the Iberian tits, with a glossy black head and white cheeks and, as a diagnostic feature, a broad white patch on the nape that no other tit has. A blue-grey back, a buff belly and two pale wing bars. When alarmed it raises a small crest.
Weight
8 g – 10 g
Size
10 cm – 11.5 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Estimated population
A peninsular population of 4 to 5 million pairs is estimated
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Sources consulted: SEO/BirdLife (ficha y III Atlas de las aves en época de reproducción en España); IUCN Red List; Asturnatura; Polo 2016, Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles (MNCN-CSIC); Tellería y Santos 1994; Hagemeijer y Blair 1997, EBCC Atlas
Best time: All year round; in autumn and winter it joins mixed tit flocks that move through the wood
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 223.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
