Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Blue Tit)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
FamilyPARIDAE (tits, titmice)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) :
1: Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
28 Feb 2016 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at feeder
Image 1: At feeder
2: Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
2 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at seed feeder
Image 1: At feeder - lateral viewImage 2: At feeder - rear view
3: Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
30 Jul 1970 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Feeding on breadImage 2: Feeding on bread (2)Image 3: Feeding on bread (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Grantham, M. 2003 Blue Tit with abnormal crossed mandibles Vol 14, No. 5 Page: 354

Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
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