Blue Tit

Name: Blue Tit

Scientific name: Parus caeruleus

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 10

What are nature stars?

About: A small tit, about 11cm long. Blue Tits are birds of woodland, parks and gardens where they nest in holes in trees: tits are especially happy to use nest boxes. Tits are active feeders, hunting out insects and spiders amongst the smaller branches of trees

How to identify: Unmistakeable

Where: Widespread

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 40
• Agility: 80
• Rarity: 10
• Cute factor: 70
• Traveller: 30

Fantastic fact: Blue Tits that live in the Canary Islands and north Africa are now recognised as two different species: the Canary Islands Blue Tit and the Ultramarine Tit.

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc