Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Blue Tit)

Interactions where Cyanistes caeruleus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of larva (first instar) Orsodacne humeralis a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Paridae/Cyanistes caeruleus/Cyanistes caeruleusblue tit Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Orsodacnidae/Orsodacne humeralis/Orsodacne humeralisa leaf beetlelarva (first instar)
is predator of Major APHIDIDAE greenfly Hemiptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Paridae/Cyanistes caeruleus/Cyanistes caeruleusblue tit Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/AphididaegreenflyMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
FamilyPARIDAE (tits, titmice)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Grantham, M. 2003 Blue Tit with abnormal crossed mandibles Vol 14, No. 5 Page: 354

Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Flegg, J. 1987 The Blue Tit Shire natural History, 24pp, Shire Publications Ltd.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit):

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