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Great Tit
Parus major
31.087, -7.92389
Field Notes
Description:
Biggest tit in its range, roughly sparrow sized and distinctively coloured: black head with bright-white cheeks; bright yellow underparts and olive-grey upperparts. Sexes distinguished by a black ventral line - here male, showing its large black belly band.
Habitat:
Seen in dense canopy on wooded slopes in mediterranean type of forest; at outskirts of villages in Imlil area of Atlas mountain range. These villages are located in protected area of NP J'bel Toubkal (or on borders of this protected area - I did not fully catch the story of the National Park...).
Notes:
Probably the P. m. excelsus subspecies; the one found in northwestern Africa.
Reference Links:
Great tit - Wikipedia
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
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