Blue Tit

Unnoticed biodiversity

Identification

Common name: Blue Tit
Latin name: Cyanistes caeruleus
Length: 11.5 cm
Distinguishing features: smaller than the Great Tit; blue and yellow plumage
Habitat: ubiquitous species
Diet: insects and seeds
Status: Least Concern in the Ile-de-France region
Nesting period: April to June

Seen in the garden

In the Tuileries Garden, three pairs were observed feeding their broods in 2023.

Since 2016, the Louvre has been working with the French League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) for the installation, monitoring, maintenance and relocation of nest boxes for Blue Tits.

As of 2025, there were twenty-three wooden and seventeen wood concrete nest boxes designed for them.

Blue Tit - four examples of songs then various calls

Audio

1 min.

Did you know?

The Blue Tit is the only passerine in Europe with yellow and blue plumage.
Its numbers in Paris are increasing, with between 650 and 800 breeding pairs in the 2015–2018 period – a 40%

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