Wildlife
Long-tailed tits are true masters of nest-building, creating elastic nests that can actually expand to accommodate their growing chicks. They achieve this by delicately weaving spider webs into the ball of feathers, moss and lichen. A larger nest can contain up to 2000 feathers.
So named for a tail longer than its body, the tiny long-tailed tit is a delightful visitor to any garden. These highly gregarious birds are a visual treat with their black, white and pinkish plumage, red eye rings and small black beaks. They gather in excitable flocks in the winter flitting through the treetops and hedgerows and roosting huddled together along branches.
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Long tailed-tit nests
Iolo Williams studies the art of long-tailed tit nest building.
Iolo Williams watches the construction of a long-tailed tit nest in woods near Newtown.
The Long-tailed tit can be found in a number of locations including: Asia, Europe, United Kingdom. Find out more about these places and what else lives there.
The following habitats are found across the Long-tailed tit distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.
Discover what these behaviours are and how different plants and animals use them.
Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web
Least Concern
Year assessed: 2009
Classified by: IUCN 3.1
The Long-tailed Tit or Long-tailed Bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a common bird found throughout Europe and Asia. There are several extensive accounts of this species, most notably Cramp and Perrins, 1993; Gaston, 1973; and Harrap and Quinn, 1996. The majority of relevant research has been directed at its social and breeding behaviour.
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Hedgerows
Parkland
Broadleaf forest
Urban
Adapted to flying
Acoustic communication
Egg layer
Social