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The Long-tailed Tits or Bushtits are small song birds, containing 13 species, all but one, American Bushtit, are found in Eurasia. Bushtits are active birds with long tails compared to their size, moving almost constantly while they forage for insects in shrubs and trees. During non-breeding season, birds live in flocks of up to 50 individuals. Several bushtit species display cooperative breeding behavior, also called helpers at the nest. 

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Do you know that you can determine the sex of Bushtits by their eye colors? Females have bright, pale-yellow eyes, whereas males have dark, black eyes.