English: Coal Tit, Coal Titmouse
Russian: Московка, Чёрная синица
Mongolian: Өдөрч хөхбух
German: Tannenmeise
French: Mesange noire
Japanese: ヒガラ (Hi-gara)
Body length: 10-11.5 cm
Wing span: 17-21 cm
Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August
Egg number: 7-9
Egg colour: Glossy white with light red or
reddish-brown fine speckles, spots.
Brood:
1 per year
Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern
Food: Tree living insects, their larvae and
tree seeds.
Habitat: Breeding habitats consists of
coniferous forests, but rarely deciduous forests. Breeding pairs nest in hole
in trees. The nest is a cup of moss and spiders webs, lined with hair, plant
down and feathers. On seasonal movements they occur in coniferous and deciduous
trees in forest steppe, river valleys and gardens I towns and cities.