Southern Black Tit
Parus niger
Woodland. Small black bird with much white in wings.
Tits
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Male distinguished from [Carp’s Tit] by heavier bill and more white on the vent and undertail. Northern races may show more or less white on folded wings than illustrated. Female as illustrated or darker on underparts; immature similar. The calls are harsh and rasping, a rapid ‘twiddy-zeet-zeet-zeet’ or ‘zeu-zeu-zeu-twit’. Pairs or groups occur in a wide variety of wooded habitats.
Quick Facts
Size
16 cm - S
Names
A: Gewone Swartmees
G: Mohrenmeise
Bird Family
Small insectivorous, arboreal birds with short stout bills, the nostrils obscured by bristles. They habitually forage in the tree canopies in bird parties, clambering about the branches in agile fashion and frequently feeding in inverted positions. They have rasping calls.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Pairs or groups occur in a wide variety of wooded habitats.
