Tag: Blue Tit

Population differentiation on islands: a case study using blue titsin habitat mosaics

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) Science Article 3 abstract We hypothesized that changes in life history traits of populations on islands, especially the components of nicheenlargement, habitat tenacity and reduced dispersal of the ‘insular syndrome’, would result in greater rather than smallerphenotypic variation in populations on islands as compared to mainland counterparts. We tested these predictions […]

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Paridae | [latin] Cyanistes caeruleus | [UK] Blue Tit | [FR] Mesange bleue | [DE] Blaumeise | [ES] Herrerillo Comun | [NL] Pimpelmees Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics The Blue tit adult has blue-green back and bright blue wings and tail. Underparts […]