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The Siberian Tit is one o f the most ch aracteristic birds o f the boreal forest. may easily hop on the boughs along the trunk. Short branches and needles allow the bird to inspect the horizontal space, and part o f the vertical space above and below it. When the bird finds a prey item, it picks it or extracts it from its shelter. The main foraging substrate is the trunk and inner surface o f the branches. If the bird finds food in the middle or apical part of a branch, it makes a series o f hops along the branch or gets the prey by a short flight. When foraging in the outer part o f the crown, the Siberian Tit hops upwards on the apical parts o f the branches carrying needles, picks insects from the needles and extracts seeds from the cones. After inspecting the upper ends of branches, Siberian Tits make downward flights and A. P. Savkin Parus cinctus Parus montanus Figure 3.18. Structure o f habitats o f Siberian and Willow Tits in the forest ecosystems o f Pasvik. 136