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Long-tailed tit; Mito

Aegithalos caudatus irbii

Photo by arlanda
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Description:

Tiny bird (13–15 cm in length, including its 7–9 cm tail), with a very long, narrow tail, with a rounded body and with a short, stubby bill. The sexes look the same and young birds undergo a complete moult to adult plumage before the first winter. The plumage is mainly black and white, with variable amounts of grey and pink.
The subspecies present in central and south Spain id A. caudatus irbii

Habitat:

Spotted on a Holm oak and pine tree forest.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.; f/6.3; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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