Parus major

Species: Parus major

English Name: Great Tit

Chinese Name: 大山雀

Family: Paridae

Description:

Medium sized tit (13-17 cm), with black head and neck contrasting with white cheeks, dark-olive upperparts and yellowish underparts. Adults have a black stripe from the throat to the belly. In Macao, it is a common resident found in a variety of wooded habitats.

© 2008 Luc Viatour
© 2008 Luc Viatour
© 2007 Simon Barnes
© 2007 Simon Barnes
© 2007 Sergey Yeliseev
© 2007 Sergey Yeliseev
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© 2012 Giuss95
© 2011 Cesare Dolzani
© 2011 Cesare Dolzani
© 2006 Alexander Kavun
© 2006 Alexander Kavun
© 2009 Eli Brager
© 2009 Eli Brager
© 2009 Tatiana Bulyonkova
© 2009 Tatiana Bulyonkova

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.

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