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Great Tit

Parus major

Least Concern

Longueur

14,0 cm

Envergure

24,0 cm

Poids

18,0 g

Famille

Paridae

Ordre

Passeriformes

À propos

The great tit is the largest European tit and one of the most studied wild birds in the world. Research at Wytham Woods in Oxford has monitored great tit populations since the 1940s, contributing enormously to ecology and evolution. These innovative birds famously learned to open milk bottle tops in 20th-century Britain.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Body Length	14,0 cm	5.5 in
Envergure	24,0 cm	9.4 in
Poids	18,0 g	0.63 oz

Identification

Plumage

Blue-black head with white cheeks. Olive-green back, yellow underparts with a broad black central stripe. White wing bar and blue-grey tail.

Bec

Short, stout, dark bill

Habitat & Range

Deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, gardens, and hedgerows. Readily uses nest boxes. Highly adaptable to human environments.

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Répartition géographique

Widespread across Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan, and south to North Africa and Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Insects and spiders in summer, seeds and nuts in winter. A frequent and dominant visitor at garden bird feeders. Caches food for later retrieval.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportement et reproduction

Nidification

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 12-16 days. Fledging: 16-22 days.

Taille de la couvée

3-18

Son

Chant

A repetitive, teacher-teacher 'tee-cher, tee-cher, tee-cher'. Also gives ringing 'pink-pink' alarm. Highly versatile singer; over 40 song variants recorded from a single male.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordre	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Famille	Paridae (Tits & Chickadees)
Genus	Parus
Espèces	Parus major

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
German	Kohlmeise
Spanish	Carbonero Común

Distribution

Great Tit has been recorded in 5 countries.

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Présent Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden

External Databases

Foire aux questions

What does the Great Tit eat?

Insects and spiders in summer, seeds and nuts in winter. A frequent and dominant visitor at garden bird feeders. Caches food for later retrieval.

Where does the Great Tit live?

Deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, gardens, and hedgerows. Readily uses nest boxes. Highly adaptable to human environments.

Is the Great Tit endangered?

The Great Tit has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Great Tit nest?

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 12-16 days. Fledging: 16-22 days.

What does the Great Tit sound like?

A repetitive, teacher-teacher 'tee-cher, tee-cher, tee-cher'. Also gives ringing 'pink-pink' alarm. Highly versatile singer; over 40 song variants recorded from a single male.

How big is the Great Tit?

The Great Tit has a body length of 14.0 cm, wingspan of 24.0 cm, weight of 18.0 g.

What order and family does the Great Tit belong to?

The Great Tit (Parus major) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Paridae.