Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Blue Tit
The Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanistes caeruleus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Cyanistes caeruleus caeruleus
- Cyanistes caeruleus balearicus
- Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae
- Cyanistes caeruleus calamensis
- Cyanistes caeruleus orientalis
- Cyanistes caeruleus satunini
- Cyanistes caeruleus raddei
- Cyanistes caeruleus persicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus caeruleus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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