Coal tit, belonging to the tit family, originated in the 18th century, this bird includes more than 20 subspecies. This bird has a strong and powerful body. Its distribution mainly includes Asia and the United States, Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea, the United Kingdom, etc., and at least 40 or 50 countries. It can be seen that the distribution range of the coal tit is very wide, almost It can be found everywhere in the world. This bird is small but very active, so it is loved and appreciated by many birders!

1. Shape features of coal tits

coal The chickadee is a small size, with a body length of about 10 m. The color of the top of the head, the sides of the neck, the throat and the upper part of the chest are all black. The two wings of the bird have two white and wide stripes. There are also large white markings on the front and back, but this is different from other tits. In general, the coal tit has a grey, olive grey back, the bird has a white belly, yellow skin, and different subspecies have different body colors. To be honest, the coal tit and the green-backed tit have a very different appearance. Similar, the main difference is that this bird has no black markings on its chest.

Generally speaking, the body color of the coal tit is mainly dark brown, and the body color of its body feathers is very dull. The beak is well developed, pointed and protruding outward, and the bird's tail is long and straight, and it looks energetic!

2. Living habits of coal tits

The coal tit is cheerful, lively, and has no fear at all, and its movements are very fast. It often shuttles between trees and jungles. When they fly in parallel, the speed is relatively slow. However, if it is frightened, its speed is faster. will become unusually fast. On weekdays, they generally live in groups, but the number of clusters is not as large as that during breeding. They sometimes play with other tits. In flight, coal tits do not forget to chirp and squeak from time to time. The squeaking sound is very distinctive, loud and distant, especially during the breeding period.

3. Feeding knowledge of coal tits

Food characteristics - coal tits are extremely diverse, almost countless, such as various types of bugs, insects, larvae, ladybugs, etc. Lepidoptera or other Homoptera, Coleoptera and other young insects, these foods are far from satisfying the appetite of birds, and they sometimes fly to fields, farmhouses, gardens, orchards in search of spiders, snails, weeds, nectar, fresh branches and other foods. If it is a domestic coal tit, parents may wish to give it some bird-specific feed, or food such as nutritional powder!