English: Great
Tit
Russian: Большая синица
Mongolian: Их хөхбух, Их хөх бух
German: Kohlmeise
French: Mesange charbonniere
Japanese: シジュウカラ (Shiju-kara)
Body length: 13.5-15 cm
Wing span: 22-15 cm
Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August
Egg number: 8-13
Egg colour: Slightly glossy white with pale
purple spots and blotches
Brood:
1 per year
Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern
Food: Tree-living insects, their larvae and
the tree seeds.
Habitat: Breeding habitats consist of
deciduous and mixed forests with large thickets, and bushes in mountain forests,
forest steppe and river valleys. Breeding pairs nest in tree holes, cavities,
or nest boxes. The nest is a cup of roots, moss, lichen, and grass, lined with
softer hair, plant down, occasionally feathers.