Long-tailed tit / Schwanzmeise (Aegithalos caudatus)

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Schwanzmeise am Pfäffikersee 2021-02-05 13.32.24 Pfäffikersee
Classification: Genus Aegithalos; Family Long-tailed tits (Aegithalidae)
Quite surprised to identify this bird at the Hungerseeli, but have since realized they can be found here in the woods and in the reeds. They're small birds that look bigger because they fluff up their feathers and have a very long tail, which is just what I saw when I first sighted a pair June 3, 2020 at the Hungerseeli.
Appearance and identification: The subspecies europaeus occurs in Switzerland; it has a broad dark stripe over each eye, whereas the nominate caudatus has a pure white head. 'The long-tailed tit was first classified as a true tit of the Parus group. Parus has since been split from the Aegithalidae.' [Link]
Song: high tsee-tsee; funny downhill trill
Habitats: Forest

Song: General: Meistens hoert man das Pfief...chk..chk..Pfief von den Rufen, siehe dort.
Song: Nabu: Der Gesang ist ein feines Trillern und selten zu hören (someone at XenoCanto compares it to a blue tit trill). [Link]
Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Diddly doot-doot-doot-doot Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz)
Source: XENOCANTO XC572437 - Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus - song.mp3 (song)


Call: Die fast ständig geäusserten, hohen Rufe verraten die kleinen, rastlosen Turner im Gezweig meist schon, bevor sie zu sehen sind. [Link]
Flight call from XenoCanto

Flight call from XenoCanto Source: XENOCANTO XC517804 Long-tailed tit flight call.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz),
First documented observation : 2020-04-13 in Luppmen.

Media


Schwanzmeise am Pfäffikersee 2021-02-05 13.33.10 Pfäffikersee

Schwanzmeise am Pfäffikersee 2021-02-05 13.33.02 Pfäffikersee

Schwanzmeise am Pfäffikersee 2021-02-05 13.33.14 Pfäffikersee

Schwanzmeise at Hungerseeli 2020-06-03 10.14.02 Hungerseeli

Schwanzmeise at Hungerseeli 2020-06-03 10.13.34 Hungerseeli

Additional Images


Schwanzmeise. 2023-06-19 07.39.54 Bolle di Magadino

Schwanzmeise, leider von hinten. 2023-06-19 07.37.52 Bolle di Magadino

Schwanzmeise. 2023-06-19 07.37.36 Bolle di Magadino

Schwanzmeise. 2021-08-19 10.19.26 Kaltbrunner-Riet

Schwanzmeise im Flug. 2021-08-19 10.01.30 Kaltbrunner-Riet

Additional Audio


♫ Schwanzmeise churr churr. 2023-03-08 16.43.57 (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20220604_115903 birdnet - Schwanzmeise plus Teichralle - Schwanzmeise - Kaltbrunn.mp3 2022-06-04 11.59.03 Kaltbrunner-Riet (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210510_082219 birdnet 1533 - Long-tailed Tit - 2021-05-10 08:22:19 - Long-tailed Tit - Gambarogno.mp3 2021-05-10 08.22.19 Gambarogno (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210508_172605 birdnet 1508 - Long-tailed Tit - 2021-05-08 17:26:05 - Long-tailed Tit - Muralto.mp3 2021-05-08 17.26.05 Muralto (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210208_155941 birdnet - Long-tailed tit - Moenchaltorf.mp3 2021-02-08 15.59.41 Um Naturzentrum Silberweide am Greifensee (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20201022_153531 birdnet 1033 highly uncertain Oberreitenbachholzweg - Long-tailed tit - Fehraltorf.mp3 2020-10-22 15.35.31 Fehraltorf (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200413_142237 birdnet 137 - Long-tailed tit.mp3 2020-04-13 14.22.37 Luppmen (song?)