>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small passerine, considerably smaller than a sparrow, very long tail
– diurnal migrant
– migrates in small, loose flocks
– very vocal
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
BIF0209, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
BIF0210, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
BIF0211, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
BIF0212, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus
BIF0213, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– fast series of very high frequency, narrow modulated calls in variable numbers
– migrating flocks often revealed by their conspicuous acoustic behaviour
– several other calls whilst wandering through shrubbery, but usually only the flight call on straight migration flights
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus europaeus, calls during migration
BIF0214, 27/10/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
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