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Barnacle tit

The barnacle tit, its scientific name Poecile palustris, is a passerine bird living throughout Europe, and Asia.

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It is part of the Paridae family, and of the Passeriformes order.

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She is recognizable by her black head and throat, white cheeks and neck, brown and tan back. Its beak is black and its legs are gray.

In the barnacle tit, it is impossible to recognize the male from the female.

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It feeds mainly on seeds and insects.

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The barnacle tit lives in gardens, parks, woods or forests near water or not.

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It nests in pairs in the holes of tree trunks. She lays about 7-10 eggs .

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It is a rather talkative species.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.

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