GREAT TIT

GREAT TIT IS A LARGE FOR A TIT AT 12.5 TO 14 CMS.IN LENGTH,AND HAS A DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE THAT MAKES IT EASY TO RECOGNISE.IT HAS A BLUISH- BLACK CROWN,BLACK NECK ,THROAT,BIB AND HEAD AND WHITE CHEEKS AND EAR COVERTS.THE BREAST IS BRIGHT LEMON-YELLOW AND THERE IS A BROAD BLACK MIDLINE STRIPE RUNNING FROM BIB TO VENT.THERE IS A DULL WHITE SPOT ON THE NECK TURNING TO GREENISH YELLOW ON THE UPPER NAPE.THE REST OF THE NAPE AND BACK ARE GREEN TINGED WITH OLIVE.THE WING COVERTS ARE GREEN,THE REST OF THE WING IS BLUISH- GREY WITH WHITE WING-BAR.THE TAIL IS BLUISH-GREY WITH WHITE OUTER TIPS.COMMONLY FOUND IN OPEN DECIDUOUS WOODLAND,MIXED FORESTS AND FOREST EDGES.IN DENSE FORESTS LIKE CONIFER FORESTS IT IS FOUND USUALLY FOUND IN FOREST CLEARINGS.FEEDS ON INSECTS AND SPIDERS,GRASSHOPPERS,CRICKETS,COCKROACHES,ANTS,FLIES.IN AUTUMN AND WINTERS GREAT TITS ADD BERRIES AND SEEDS TO THEIR DIET.

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