Least ConcernGreat Tit
Parus major
One of the 3 blue tits on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Paridae
Lophophanes cristatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The European crested tit is unmistakable: a pointed crest speckled in black and white that no other European bird of its size has, and a black collar wrapping around its pale face. It lives in mature pine and coniferous woodland and depends on dead wood: it excavates its own nest hole in rotten trunks, which is uncommon among the tits. In Spain it is common in mountain pine woods and in the Atlantic pinewoods.
Weight
9 g – 14 g
Size
10 cm – 12 cm
Life expectancy
8 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Lophophanes cristatus
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 199.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with European Crested Tit — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about european crested tit.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
