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Definition of willow tit in English: willow titnoun A Eurasian tit (songbird) with mainly grey-brown plumage, a dull black cap, and white cheeks. Parus montanus, family Paridae Example sentencesExamples - One means of distinguishing the willow tit from the marsh tit is by call notes.
- His lips parted and a low-pitched chirping burst forth, akin to the call of an irritated willow tit.
- The other species that have been put on the list are the marsh tit, willow tit, ring ouzel, grasshopper warbler, Savi's warbler, lesser spotted woodpecker and yellowhammer.
- Within a population of scatter hoarders (e.g., willow tits, gray jays, Merriam's kangaroo rat, or yellow pine chipmunks), the ability of individuals to pilfer food from one another probably varies.
- Three of these were species that normally hoard food, the willow tit, the marsh tit, P. palustris, and the nuthatch, Sitta europaea.
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