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title: "Eurasian Blue Tit"
description: "Cyanistes caeruleus — Uccelli. The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-blue-tit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eurasian Blue Tit

> Cyanistes caeruleus — Uccelli. The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae.

- Scientific name: *Cyanistes caeruleus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 166688
- Wikidata: [Q25404](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25404)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144849](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144849)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Blue Tit
- de: Blaumeise
- es: Herrerillo común
- fr: Mésange bleue
- pt: Chapim-azul
- pl: Modraszka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (43183), GB (22310), DE (18048), FR (11867), ES (7609), IT (5480), AT (4614), CZ (2958), PL (2457), PT (2356), NL (2341), UA (2330)

## Summary

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
The Eurasian blue tit is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory. They typically nest in tree holes but readily adapt to using nest boxes when necessary. Their main rivals for nests and in the search for food are the larger, somewhat more common great tits (Parus major)…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_blue_tit

## Photo

![Eurasian Blue Tit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-blue-tit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166259201

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-blue-tit?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).