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Sooty Bushtit
Aegithalos fuliginosus
Sooty Bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
The Sooty Bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus) is a member of the Aegithalidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 5.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Aegithalidae Bushtits
- Genus Aegithalos
- Species fuliginosus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Aegithalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sooty Bushtit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sooty Bushtit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sooty Bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the Aegithalidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL nc China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.7 g, with a wing length of about 5.5 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 217,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sooty Bushtit?
The Sooty Bushtit is a very small bird that weighs around 5.7 g.
Where does the Sooty Bushtit live?
The Sooty Bushtit is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL nc China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sooty Bushtit belong to?
The Sooty Bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus) belongs to the Aegithalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sooty Bushtit eat?
The Sooty Bushtit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sooty Bushtit migrate?
The Sooty Bushtit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sooty Bushtit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
How large is the Sooty Bushtit's range?
The Sooty Bushtit has a mapped global range of about 217,000 km².
Conservation
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