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Periparus ater (Coal Tit)

Synonyms: Parus ater (homotypic); Periparus melanolophus

Wikipedia Abstract

The black-crested tit (Periparus ater melanolophus), also known as the spot-winged tit, is a bird in the Paridae family. It is now usually considered a subspecies of the coal tit.
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Infraspecies

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
25
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.76651
EDGE Score: 2.37644

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  10 grams
Birth Weight [2]  1 grams
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Granivore
Clutch Size [2]  6
Clutches / Year [3]  2
Fledging [3]  17 days
Incubation [5]  15 days
Maximum Longevity [4]  10 years
Speed [6]  23.711 MPH (10.6 m/s)
Wing Span [6]  7 inches (.18 m)
Female Maturity [4]  1 year
Male Maturity [4]  1 year

Protected Areas

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Biodiversity Hotspots

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Predators

Aegolius funereus (Boreal Owl)[7]
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker)[7]
Strix aluco (Tawny Owl)[7]

Providers

Shelter 
Columba oenas (Stock Dove)[7]

Consumers

External References

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Citations

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1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
3Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
5British Trust for Ornithology
6Alerstam T, Rosén M, Bäckman J, Ericson PGP, Hellgren O (2007) Flight Speeds among Bird Species: Allometric and Phylogenetic Effects. PLoS Biol 5(8): e197. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050197
7Ecology of Commanster
8Recruitment of a Mast-Fruiting, Bird-Dispersed Tree: Bridging Frugivore Activity and Seedling Establishment, Carlos M. Herrera, Pedro Jordano, Luis López-Soria, Juan A. Amat, Ecological Monographs, 64(3), 1994, pp. 315-344
9Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
10International Flea Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0