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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Parus cinereus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Paridae

Genus

Parus

Species

Parus cinereus

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Cinereous Tit

Parus cinereus (Cinereous Tit · Cinereous Tit)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

12~14cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Deciduous broadleaf forests, from tree-lined city parks to mountain forests

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 It also breeds in artificial nest boxes put up by people (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture).
💡 Its body length of 14 cm is similar to five Korean 500-won coins (2.65 cm in diameter) lined up side by side (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#박새#Parus cinereus

📖 1. Overview

The Cinereous Tit is a small resident bird commonly seen across Korea, living everywhere from city parks to forests.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its head is black with a large white patch on the cheek, a black stripe runs from the throat down the middle of the belly, and a white wing bar is distinct.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds mainly on insects and also eats tree seeds and grass seeds. From April to July, it lays 7–10 eggs in tree hollows, rock crevices, building gaps, or human-made nest boxes and incubates them for 12–13 days.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is a common resident bird widespread nationwide and the most common representative forest bird (the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture lists its scientific name as Parus major minor).