Great tit
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(Parus major)
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True to its name, this is the largest of the UK's tits. It has yellow-green sides and back, blue-grey wings white patches under the eyes and a black head which extends in a narrow black line down the breast.
Diet: Insects, seeds, berries
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘Great tit photo’. [online] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Great_tit_side-on.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Great Tit Bird Facts | Parus Major - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/great-tit/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Great Tit (Parus major) - British Birds - Woodland Trust’. [online] Available from: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/great-tit/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Parus major (Great Tit)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22735990/87431138 (Accessed 25 May 2020)
