Long-tailed tit, Hokkaido subspecies
Amazing fact
The Hokkaido long-tailed tit builds an oval nest of moss and spider silk in the fork of a tree.
小清水町 花と野鳥図鑑
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The Hokkaido long-tailed tit builds an oval nest of moss and spider silk in the fork of a tree.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Long-tailed tit, Hokkaido subspecies
- Scientific name
- Aegithalos caudatus japonicus
- Japanese name
- シマエナガ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Aegithalidae
- Genus
- Aegithalos
Where the name “Long-tailed tit, Hokkaido subspecies” comes from
The name enaga is said to compare its long tail to a long-handled ladle.
九州大学北海道演習林This page introduces the shimaenaga subspecies of the long-tailed tit.
Shimaenaga is a subspecies of the long-tailed tit, with a small body and a long tail.
How the Long-tailed tit, Hokkaido subspecies lives
From late summer to autumn, it sometimes flocks with tits and warblers. In winter, it sometimes follows flocks of tits.
小清水町 花と野鳥図鑑Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 14 cm
- Diet
- Insects, spiders, and other small animals
Where the Long-tailed tit, Hokkaido subspecies has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
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Names around the world
- 日本語
- シマエナガ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 小清水町 花と野鳥図鑑 — エナガ（亜種シマエナガ）Checked: 2026-11-03
- 九州大学北海道演習林 — エナガChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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