📸 PhotoPhoto: Charles Lam · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Varied Tit
Sittiparus varius (Varied Tit · ヤマガラ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 14 cm is similar to the length of a ballpoint pen (Comparison).
- 💡 Because it lives in parks and sometimes nests in building crevices, it can also be seen in cities (National List of Species of Korea).
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.
📖 1. Overview
The Varied Tit is a small tit with a striking chestnut belly, and is a common resident bird in forests and parks.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its upperparts are bluish-gray and its underparts are chestnut. Its head is black with a creamy-white forehead and face, a black chin and throat, and a creamy-white upper breast.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on insects along with various seeds and fruits. It lays 5–8 eggs in tree holes or building crevices between April and July, and after the breeding season it forms small flocks or mixes with other birds.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it is distributed nationwide in Korea and is a common resident bird in forests, parks, and woodlands.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103758876
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 103758876
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000155325 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000155325
- • wikidata.org — Q27075354
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:New Friend Varied Tit.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Wouter Koch · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Cyanistes caeruleus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.