Eurasian blue tit [SEP] IUCN conservation status
to the bird as, until now, it is only known to feed on dead feather tissue. "P. stylifer" lives all its developmental stages, i.e. egg, larva, protonymph, tritonymph and adult, within the plumage of the same host. The usual sites where "P. stylifer" is encountered are the remiges and the rectrices of the bird where they can be found tandemly positioned between the barbs of the rachis.
Status and conservation.
The Eurasian blue tit is classified as a least concern species on the
IUCN Red List (version 3.1), and as a Green Status species, since 1996, by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in the United Kingdom.
Cultural significance.
The Eurasian blue tit has appeared on many stamps and ornaments. Its most recent appearance on a British stamp was the 2010 "Birds of Britain" series.
External links.
- Feathers of Eurasian blue tit (Parus caeruleus)