marsh tit

noun

variants or less commonly marsh titmouse

: a grayish-brown Eurasian tit (Poecile palustrus synonym Parus palustris) with glossy black crown, dark chin, and pale underparts that frequents woods, thicket, parks, and gardens especially near freshwater

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