Willow Tit

Scientific name: Poecile montanus
Mongolian name: Хүрэн толгойт хөх бух
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Paridae (Chickadees, titmice)
Conservation status: LC

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The willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and northern Asia.

Length : 11-13 cm

Weight : 8-15 g

Population : 175,000,000-253,000,000 individuals

Habitat: Lowland, submontane and montane forests and woodlands, principally coniferous forests of pine.

Diet: Mostly invertebrates and larvae, also vegetable matter.

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