An acrobat between the leaves
The blue chapim seeks food even upside down.
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The barrette and the blue wings, the white faces and the dark line next to the eyes help to recognize Cyanistes caeruleus. The yellow breast completes the contrast. But it is worth looking at the movement: the University of Évora describes this small bird jumping through the branches and hanging upside down while feeding.
The foliage works as a search zone for insects and spiders. In autumn and winter, fruits and seeds can also enter the diet. The food does not fit in an equal list for all seasons: changes what the bird enjoys in the landscape.
The chapim-blue is resident and is distributed across the continental territory. Gulbenkian's chart describes varied wooded environments, from the woods to the galleries near the rivers, orchards, hedges and gardens. A garden and a wooded margin can offer different contexts to know this bird. These sources explain the species in Portugal; they do not document a meeting in a parish of Cabeceiras.
Source and context
University of Évora — Biodiversity of Mitra: Cyanistes caeruleus
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / João E. Rabaça — Blue Chapim
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