Tit (bird)

Tits, or real tits (lat. Parus) - a genus of birds of the tit family. The common representative of the genus, the great tit (Parus major), is widespread in Russia.

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Taxon

Paridae

Wikidata ID

Q168473

The family includes birds that are similar to each other both in appearance and in lifestyle. They are small, with a body length of 10-20 cm, with a wingspan of 16-26 cm. Titmouses weigh from 7 to 48 grams.

The smallest member of the family is the fire-headed remez (Cephalopyrus flammiceps), with a body length of up to 10 cm and a weight of 7 g. The largest in the family is the Tibetan false jay (Pseudopodoces humilis) with a body size of 19-20 cm and a weight of 45-48 g .