English: Azura Tit, Yellow-breasted Azura-Tit
Russian: Белая лазоревка, Князёк
Mongolian: Номин хөхбух, Номин хөх бух
German: Lasurmeise
French: Mesange
azuree
Japanese: ルリガラ (Ruri-gara)
Body length: 12-13 cm
Wing span: 16-17 cm
Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August
Egg number: 9-11
Egg colour: Slightly glossy white with
purplish-red fine speckles and spots.
Brood:
1 per year
Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern
Food: Insects, their larvae and tree seeds.
Habitat:
Breeding habitats consist of woodlands in thickets and undergrowth
usually near water, or in willow trees in mountain taiga, forest steppe and
river valleys. The nest is a cup of moss, dead grass and hair, felted together
and lined with fine hair. On seasonal movements it occurs in willow forests
along large river valleys and forest steppe.