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Armenian Name: | Երկնագույն երաշտահավ |
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See Plate 52 for Blue Tit and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 11.5 cm, Wing Span:17.5-20 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 300. |
Description: | Brightly colored plumage. |
Adult: | Blue crown, bold black and white face pattern. |
Juvenile: | Dull green crown and back; yellow forehead, supercilium, and lower face. |
Similar Species: | Differs from Great Tit by blue crown and plain yellow underparts. |
Behavior: | Gregarious outside the breeding season. |
Habitat: | Deciduous forest, parks, orchards; river gorges and semidesert scrub in winter. |
Food: | Invertebrates, seeds. |
Nest: | Cup of dry plants and moss in cavity of tree, wall, or nest box. |
Eggs: | 16 mm, 2-9, white, red-brown spots. |