Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
About the Azure Tit
The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a species of Eurasian birds in the order of passeriformes in the family Paridae. This small species is the only member of the family Paridae to have a white cap, and was described in 1770 by Peter Simon Pallas. Its closest cousins are the blue tit and the African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Russia, Central Asia, northwest China, Manchuria, and Pakistan. There are some records of the species in other parts of Europe, including in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Austria.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 139 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, Finland, Kazakhstan, Mongolia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusrecording
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