In a world where cuteness reigns supreme tiny is king and smol is supreme.

Now, I have no doubt some of you may be rolling your eyes at me using the term, “smol.” And perhaps there are those of you who may not know what this slang word means. So here it is, in the internet slang, smol is an affectionate way of saying someone or something is small in size—so cute you just want to squeeze ’em.”

Basically, when something is smol, we all become the Abominable Snowman in those Looney Tunes shorts.

“And call him George.”

Now that being the case there is a species of bird that falls into this category with the greatest of ease. A bird that is very much worth appreciating when using this word.

This bird is a tiny ball of cotton known as the Long-Tailed Tit.

Long-tailed tits are quite common throughout Europe and Asia, and their tails are only really “long” in relation to their tiny bodies. An adult only grows to be about 13-15 cm (5-6 in) long, and that’s including the tail, which counts for as much as half that length.