Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)
Bearded Parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) - HBW 12, p. 308
French: Panure à moustaches
German: Bartmeise
Spanish: Bigotudo
Other common names: Bearded Tit/Tit-babbler, (Bearded) Reedling, Whiskered Tit
Taxonomy: [Parus] biarmicus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Holstein, north Germany.
Range of plumage variation considered by some authors to be perhaps at least partly clinal, such that the species may be better treated as monotypic. Unclear whether populations of E Baltic (between Finland and Poland) belong to nominate race or russicus, which presumably intergrade in Poland and Slovakia and perhaps elsewhere in E Europe. Birds in E Turkey, Georgia and Armenia presumably like those from Azerbaijan, presently included in nominate; racial identity of those breeding in Syria uncertain, tentatively included in kosswigi. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds locally from England, France and S & E Spain E to S Norway, Denmark, S Sweden, S Finland, SW Russia, Balkans, W & S Turkey and Azerbaijan; non-breeding also S to Cyprus.
- russicus (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - breeds S Lithuania, Poland and Belarus S to E Austria, NE Croatia, NE Bosnia-Herzegovina, N Serbia & Montenegro, N & E Bulgaria and C Turkey, E to S Russia (S from L Chany, SW Siberia and Tarbagatay, and S of L Baikal), Kazakhstan, Mongolia and N & NE China (Xinjiang, N Qinghai, W & NE Nei Mongol, Ningxia, NE Heilongjiang); non-breeding also Israel, N Iran (mainly Caspian coast), E China (N Hebei and SC Liaoning) and NE Afghanistan (may breed).
- kosswigi Kumerloeve, 1958 - S Turkey (area around Amik Gölü, at least) and NW Syria.
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A bird jumping from branch to branch and feeding from the water surface. Locality Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Javier Ortas 22 April 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
Two birds, a male and female juvenile bird preening another and flying away. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 July 2010 2 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
Two birds perched, one preening the other one. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 July 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 4 -
Two juvenile birds male and female preening. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 July 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A male perched on a reed and preening. Locality Tablas de Daimiel National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Javier Ortas 8 April 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A female drinking, then being joined by a male. Locality Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Western Russia, Russia
Josep del Hoyo 2 June 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 3.7 -
a male feeds on reedbeds Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 12 October 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A female and then a male feeding on reedbeds Locality Fornebu, Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp biarmicus)
Eric Roualet 3 January 2006 7 years ago 50 sec 3.6 -
a male perched on a reed, than a male and a female feeds on the reed Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 7 March 2003 3 years ago 23 sec 3.6 -
perching and flying away Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Daniêl Jimenez 19 August 2011 1 year ago 9 sec 3.6 -
some juvenile birds Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Daniêl Jimenez 19 August 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.6 -
A close-up of head and undertail-coverts of adult male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 23 sec 3.6 -
A female and two males drinking and foraging. Locality Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Western Russia, Russia
Josep del Hoyo 2 June 2009 2 years ago 41 sec 3.4 -
A male and a female drinking and foraging. Locality Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Western Russia, Russia
Josep del Hoyo 2 June 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 3.3 -
Two juvenile bird male and female perched, preening one other. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 July 2010 2 years ago 1 min 3.3 -
A very short close up of a male Locality Dojlidy Fish Ponds, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp biarmicus)
Eric Roualet 3 June 2009 2 years ago 2 sec 3.3 -
A male close to the water, foraging. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp biarmicus)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
An adult female with open wings and close-up of undertail-coverts in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 9 years ago 33 sec 3.1 -
immature birds Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp biarmicus)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 August 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 3 -
A close-up of juvenile male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A close-up of tail and wings of adult male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 22 sec 2.9 -
A male, and a female on the background, feeding on reedbeds Locality Sariñena, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Jesús Laborda 9 March 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 2.7 -
A close-up of juvenile male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 16 sec 2.5 -
A close-up of juvenile male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 17 sec 2.4 -
A close-up of moustache of adult male in hand Locality Spain (ssp biarmicus)
Adolfo Aragüés 2002 9 years ago 25 sec 2.1 -
A male perched, looking around. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 4 years ago 24 sec 2 -
A adult male foraging in the reed. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 11 January 2003 3 years ago 22 sec 1.8
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