Long-tailed Tit Photo Gallery
Adult (caudatus)
A small black-and-white songbird with a tiny bill and an extremely long tail. Adults in northern Europe and across much of Asia have a bright white head, clean white underparts, and pink on the scapulars.
© Sami Tuomela / Macaulay LibraryUusimaa, March 12, 2022Adult (europaeus Group)
Adults in much of Europe (and also in East Asia) have a broad black band over each eye, a black nape and mantle, and a pinkish wash on the scapulars and lower underparts.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryGyor-Moson-Sopron, March 06, 2011Adult (europaeus Group)
A small, active, black-and-white songbird with pinkish highlights and an extremely long tail.
© Pierandrea Brichetti / Macaulay LibraryLombardia, October 27, 2017Not all videos have soundAdult (alpinus Group)
Adults in Mediterranean Europe and western Asia have grayish upperparts with little or no pink, a broad black band over each eye, and a shorter tail than other groups.
© Chris Jones / Macaulay LibraryCorse, June 05, 2009Adult (caudatus)
Plumage soft and fluffy. The long, graduated tail—which makes up more than half the overall length of the bird—has white outer feathers and black inner feathers.
© African Googre / Macaulay LibraryDnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', October 26, 2019Adult (europaeus Group)
Both sexes build a large, domed nest covered with lichen. Many breeding pairs are assisted by one or more helpers—a third adult related to the male.
© Jeremiusz Trzaska / Macaulay LibraryVlaamse Gewest, March 11, 2011Not all videos have soundAdult (europaeus Group)
An active and acrobatic forager, at times hanging upside down in search of insects.
© Justus Weber / Macaulay LibraryBaden-Württemberg, January 27, 2023Adult (alpinus Group)
Birds in the alpinus group have grayish upperparts (with little or no pink) and some populations have a black throat patch.
© Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu / Macaulay LibraryAnkara, November 23, 2020Adult (alpinus Group)
Frequently feeds on caterpillars.
© Pierandrea Brichetti / Macaulay LibraryLombardia, April 18, 2010Not all videos have soundJuvenile (europaeus Group)
Juvenile across range has a blackish mask covering much of the head, a thin pink eyering, a shorter tail than adults, and overall more subdued plumage with little or no pink.
© Ged Tranter / Macaulay LibraryEngland, May 03, 2022Flock
A highly social species. Recent fledglings huddle together, and in winter, flocks roost side-by-side.
© Cho Byungbeom / Macaulay LibraryKyonggi-do, April 29, 2020Forages high in the canopy of trees or atop shrubs. Explores twigs and leaves for insects and hangs upside when needed to seize prey.
© Pascal Vagner / Macaulay LibraryWallonne, Région, June 01, 2020Not all videos have soundHabitat
Occurs in scrubby areas, woodlands with a shrubby understory, gardens, parks, and other habitats with bushes or hedgerows.
© Dejan Sklopic / Macaulay LibraryVojvodina, March 04, 2023
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