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'''Alternative names: Bearded Parrotbill; Bearded Tit; Whiskered Tit; Bearded Tit-Babbler; Reedling'''
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[[Image:Bearded_Parrotbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Nigel Pye]]
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[[Image:IMG 1005 1-bf.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by the late '''[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/50827/cat/500 Mahsleb]'''<br />[[Minsmere]], [[England]], March 2009]]
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==Description==
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;[[:Category:Panurus|Panurus]] biarmicus
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Not a true tit. It is called Bearded Parrotbill in Asia. Male has a blue grey head, yellow eye, big black moustache, creamy brown back, long tail. Female lacks moustache and blue grey head.<br>
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==Identification==
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[[Image:IMG 1838-Female-Beardy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy;<br />Photo by {{user|michha62|michha62}}<br />[[Cley]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]], February, 2009]]
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==Habitats==
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Length: 16.5cm (6.5in).<br />
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'''Male''' has a blue grey head, yellow eye, yellow bill, black drooping moustache, creamy brown back, long tail.<br />
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Reed beds <br>
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'''Female''' lacks moustache and blue grey head.
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:Bearded tit7.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br />[[Minsmere]], [[England]], May 2009]]
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Very random range in [[Europe]], much more prevalent further east in [[Asia]].
  
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==Breeding==
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In the [[Western Palearctic]] breeds in [[Britain]] and irregularly distributed at coastal sites from western [[France]] to [[Denmark]], more widespread in [[Germany]], including some inland areas and east to [[Poland]] and the Baltic States. Further south breeds in parts of central [[Spain]] and the Mediterranean coasts of [[Spain]] and [[France]] and the north Adriatic coast of [[Italy]]. More common and widespread in the east in [[Hungary]] and [[Romania]], parts of [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]], and in the far east in the Volga Delta.
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Cup of dead leaves and other marsh plants<br>
 
  
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==Food==
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In Britain breeds in southern and eastern [[England]], two main localities in northern England and also at one site in [[Scotland]].
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Caterpillars from reed stems and reed seeds<br>
 
  
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==Song/Voice==
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Most populations are basically sedentary but undergo irruptive movements when birds disperse to other reedbeds. Some may return in spring to original site others form the basis of a new colony.
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Loud Pinging - very distinctive <br>
 
  
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==When==
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Winter range is similar to but usually rather more extensive than breeding range.  
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All year - best viewing when conditions are calm.
 
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==Identification==
 
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ALSO KNOWN AS BEARDED REEDLING, BEARDED TIT.......... Photo Taken: Norfolk, U.K.
 
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Very patchy range in Europe, much more widespread further east in Asia. In the Western Palearctic breeds in Britain and at scattered coastal sites from western France to Denmark, more widespread in Germany, including some inland areas and east to Poland and the Baltic States. Further south breeds in parts of central Spain and the Mediterranean coasts of Spain and France and the north Adriatic coast of Italy. More common and widespread in the east in Hungary and Romania, parts of Greece and central Turkey, and in the far east in the Volga Delta.  
 
  
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In Britain breeds in southern and eastern England, two main localities in northern England and also at one site in Scotland.  
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Vagrants recorded in [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]] and [[Syria]].
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==Taxonomy==
  
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Most populations are basically sedentary but undergo irruptive movements when birds disperse to other reedbeds. Some may return in spring to original site others form the basis of a new colony. Winter range is similar to but usually rather more extensive than breeding range.  
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Not a true tit, therefore the international name Bearded Parrotbill. Formerly placed with the [[:Category:Paradoxornithidae|parrotbills]] which are itself sometimes placed within the [[:Category:Timaliidae|babblers]]. New research however have shown that this species is a sister group to the [[:Category:Alaudidae|larks]] and is better placed in its own family, [[:Category:Panuridae|Panuridae]].
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Bearded Tit Houman.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''russicus''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Houman+Doroudi+(Tormtay)|Houman Doroudi (Tormtay)}}<br />Salehieh Wetland, Qazvin Province, [[Iran]], 12 December 2019]]
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:<br />
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*''P.b. biarmicus'':
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:*West [[Europe]] to [[Sweden]], [[Poland]], [[Italy]], Balkans and Transcaucasia
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*''P.b. russicus'': Very similar but slightly paler:
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:*Central Europe ([[Austria]] to northern Balkans) and [[Asia Minor]] east through central [[Asia]] to northern [[China]]
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*''P.b. kosswigi'': darker and more rufous
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:*Formerly southern [[Turkey]] (Amik Gölü). Probably extinct
  
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Vagrants recorded in Morocco, Algeria and Syria.  
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An additional subspecies ''occidentalis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
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The main habitat is large reedbeds on fresh or brackish water, sometimes with scattered trees and bushes.
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==Behaviour==
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====Flight====
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Lives in reedbeds, where its flight is low, slow and weak with whirring wingbeats.
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====Diet====
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Feeds on spiders, insects, caterpillars and also seeds from the reed beds for part of the year.
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====Breeding====
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Builds a cup nest of dead leaves and other marsh plants, often producing 3 or 4 broods a year. 
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====Vocalisation====
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Voice is a loud pinging - very distinctive.
  
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Subspecies Nominate biarmicus is found over most of Europe and the very similar but slightly paler russicus occurs from Austria to southern Russia and Turkey. The darker and more rufous kosswigi from Amik Golu in southern Turkey is probably now extinct.  
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{{Audio|Panurus biarmicus (song).mp3}}
  
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Habitat The main habitat is large reedbeds on fresh or brackish water, sometimes with scattered trees and bushes.
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==Gallery==
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==Bird Song==
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Click on photo for larger image
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<flashmp3>Panurus biarmicus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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''[[Media:Panurus biarmicus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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Image:Flight20.jpg|Male, subspecies ''biarmicus''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Digiscoper321|Digiscoper321}}<br />West [[Sweden]], December 2017
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Image:MG 8182 1-bf.jpg|Juvenile, possibly male<br />Photo &copy; by the late '''[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/50827/cat/500 Mahsleb]'''<br />Minsmere, [[Suffolk]], September 2011
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase
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#Birdcheck
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==External Links==
 
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?si=bearded+tit&perpage=12&sort=1&cat=all&ppuser=&[email protected]&password=&x=0&y=0 View more images of Bearded Parrotbill in the gallery]
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 24 February 2023

Alternative names: Bearded Parrotbill; Bearded Tit; Whiskered Tit; Bearded Tit-Babbler; Reedling

Male
Photo © by the late Mahsleb
Minsmere, England, March 2009
Panurus biarmicus

Identification

Female
Photo ©
Photo by michha62
Cley, Norfolk, England, February, 2009

Length: 16.5cm (6.5in).
Male has a blue grey head, yellow eye, yellow bill, black drooping moustache, creamy brown back, long tail.
Female lacks moustache and blue grey head.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by scottishdude
Minsmere, England, May 2009

Very random range in Europe, much more prevalent further east in Asia.

In the Western Palearctic breeds in Britain and irregularly distributed at coastal sites from western France to Denmark, more widespread in Germany, including some inland areas and east to Poland and the Baltic States. Further south breeds in parts of central Spain and the Mediterranean coasts of Spain and France and the north Adriatic coast of Italy. More common and widespread in the east in Hungary and Romania, parts of Greece and central Turkey, and in the far east in the Volga Delta.

In Britain breeds in southern and eastern England, two main localities in northern England and also at one site in Scotland.

Most populations are basically sedentary but undergo irruptive movements when birds disperse to other reedbeds. Some may return in spring to original site others form the basis of a new colony.

Winter range is similar to but usually rather more extensive than breeding range.

Vagrants recorded in Morocco, Algeria and Syria.

Taxonomy

Not a true tit, therefore the international name Bearded Parrotbill. Formerly placed with the parrotbills which are itself sometimes placed within the babblers. New research however have shown that this species is a sister group to the larks and is better placed in its own family, Panuridae.

Subspecies

Subspecies russicus
Photo © by Houman Doroudi (Tormtay)
Salehieh Wetland, Qazvin Province, Iran, 12 December 2019

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • P.b. biarmicus:
  • P.b. russicus: Very similar but slightly paler:
  • P.b. kosswigi: darker and more rufous
  • Formerly southern Turkey (Amik Gölü). Probably extinct

An additional subspecies occidentalis is generally considered invalid[2].

Habitat

The main habitat is large reedbeds on fresh or brackish water, sometimes with scattered trees and bushes.

Behaviour

Flight

Lives in reedbeds, where its flight is low, slow and weak with whirring wingbeats.

Diet

Feeds on spiders, insects, caterpillars and also seeds from the reed beds for part of the year.

Breeding

Builds a cup nest of dead leaves and other marsh plants, often producing 3 or 4 broods a year.

Vocalisation

Voice is a loud pinging - very distinctive.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Birdcheck

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