Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (9)
Guy M. Kirwan, Andrew Gosler, Peter Clement, David Christie, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published December 13, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Trishtili i kaltër |
| Arabic | قرقف أزرق |
| Armenian | Երկնագույն երաշտահավ |
| Asturian | Beranín ferreru |
| Azerbaijani | Adi arıquşu |
| Basque | Amilotx urdina |
| Bulgarian | Син синигер |
| Catalan | mallerenga blava eurasiàtica |
| Croatian | plavetna sjenica |
| Czech | sýkora modřinka |
| Danish | Blåmejse |
| Dutch | Pimpelmees |
| English | Eurasian Blue Tit |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Blue Tit |
| Estonian | sinitihane |
| Faroese | Blátíta |
| Finnish | sinitiainen |
| French | Mésange bleue |
| French (Canada) | Mésange bleue |
| Galician | Ferreiriño azul |
| Georgian | მოლურჯო წივწივა (მოლურჯო წიწკანა) |
| German | Blaumeise |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκή) Γαλαζοπαπαδίτσα |
| Hebrew | ירגזי כחול |
| Hungarian | Kék cinege |
| Icelandic | Blámeisa |
| Italian | Cinciarella |
| Japanese | アオガラ |
| Latvian | Zilzīlīte |
| Lithuanian | Mėlynoji zylė |
| Mongolian | Өрнийн хөх бух |
| Norwegian | blåmeis |
| Persian | چرخ ریسک سرآبی |
| Polish | modraszka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Chapim-azul |
| Romanian | Pițigoi albastru |
| Russian | Лазоревка |
| Serbian | Plava senica |
| Slovak | sýkorka belasá |
| Slovenian | Plavček |
| Spanish | Herrerillo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Herrerillo común |
| Swedish | blåmes |
| Turkish | Mavi Baştankara |
| Ukrainian | Синиця блакитна |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan updated the Introduction, Identification, Systematics, Distribution, Habitat, and Conservation and Management pages; wrote the Measurements section; added in-text citations; and made other updates throughout the account. Peter Pyle and Guy M. Kirwan wrote the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Matthew D. Medler contributed to the Movements and Migration page and made other minor updates to the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Parus caeruleus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.190.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANISTES
- caeruleus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eurasian Blue Tit
