Blue tit  (Parus caeruleus)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Range

Found throughout Britain, but absent from the highest ground in Scotland (3). Elsewhere it is found from Iberia and North Africa to Scandinavia, Russia, Turkey, and Iran (4).

Habitat

This cosmopolitan species occurs in a range of habitats wherever there are trees, including broad-leaved woodlands, orchards, hedgerows, parks and suburban gardens (4).

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