Thursday 25 July 2013

Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Sittiparus ("Nuthatch-tit") varius ("diverse or variegated")
 Adult Varied Tit (Poecile varius) in Kyoto Imperial Palace Gardens, Japan - July 2013

Featured Subspecies: Poecile varius varius
Weight: 16-18g  /  Length: 12-14cm  /  Wingspan: 6-7.8cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List - Least Concern

The Varied Tit is from a British persons perspective, the most different Tit found in Japan - unlike all the other species it is neither found in Europe, nor, as in the case of the Great/Japanese Tit, have a very similar counterpart.  It is quite a handsome bird, with a terracotta coloured waistcoat like plumage over with blue wings.  I believe it to be fairly common although I only saw it in the Imperial Palace Gardens, but I didn't really have the opportunity to be exploring similar habitats that much.

Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Sittiparus
Subspecies: P. v. varius, P. v. sunsunpi, P. v. yakushimensis, P. v. amamii, P. v. orii, P. v. namiyei, P. v. owstoni, P. v. olivaceus, P. v. castaneoventris

- Sighting Locations -
JAPAN - Japanese: ヤマガラ / Yama-gara ("Mountain Tit")
Locally common resident
 - KYOTO/OSAKA 2013 TRIP: A single bird at Kyoto.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red ListRSPBWikipedia, Xeno-canto

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