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Also Known As	titmice • tit

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Great tit (Parus major)

A tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor) with gray upperparts, a pointed crest, and pale underparts stands on a log with a blurred autumn background.

Great Tit (Parus major) perched on a branch, showing its black head, white cheeks, olive-green back, yellow underparts, and blue-gray wings and tail.

avian foot modifications

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great tit blue tit willow tit tufted titmouse chickadee Paridae Remizidae Aegithalidae

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