willow tit
A small bird (Poecile montanus, formerly Parus montanus) found in forests across Eurasia. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana.
I saw a flock of willow tits in a forest in Hokkaido.
Usually written in katakana as a bird name; the kanji form 小雀 is rare.
Kanji form is rare; the bird name is almost always written in kana.
Formed from 小, “small,” and から, an old bird name used in names of tits; the second element is voiced to がら in the compound.