Great tit

Parus major · Paridae

The great tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is widespread and common throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and as far east as the Amur River. It also occurs in parts of North Africa where it is generally resident in any sort of woodland.

Where the Great tit lives

Recorded in Sweden, Finland, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and Russia (Europe).

Most records fall in Moskva, Västra Götaland, Moskovskaya, Baden-Württemberg, Hessen and Nordrhein-Westfalen.

See the Great tit’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 14,083,955 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.