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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
It is often confused with marsh tit but the pale panel on the secondaries is a good distinguishing feature when present. Also marsh tit has a distinctive 'pish-ooo' call which willow tit lacks. Willow tit's song is very nasal, as if it has a bad cold. | It is often confused with marsh tit but the pale panel on the secondaries is a good distinguishing feature when present. Also marsh tit has a distinctive 'pish-ooo' call which willow tit lacks. Willow tit's song is very nasal, as if it has a bad cold. | ||
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| + | For a exhaustive discussion on the ID of Marsh and Willow Tits see this thread [[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=90973]]. | ||
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==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 12 July 2007
- Poecile montana
Description
Identification
It is often confused with marsh tit but the pale panel on the secondaries is a good distinguishing feature when present. Also marsh tit has a distinctive 'pish-ooo' call which willow tit lacks. Willow tit's song is very nasal, as if it has a bad cold.
For a exhaustive discussion on the ID of Marsh and Willow Tits see this thread [[1]].
