Least ConcernGreat Tit
Parus major
49 countries261 parks
Species group · Birds
WAnimals has 3 species of tit, in the family Paridae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 52 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Chicks grow a bright yellow patch on the nape that reflects ultraviolet light, possibly to catch their parents' attention.
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It eats insects and caterpillars, especially while rearing young, and seeds, nuts and berries in winter.
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One bird reached a record 15.4 years.
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The smallest tit in Europe; in autumns with a good seed crop it hides thousands of seeds.
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It lays in stores: it hides pine nuts and seeds in concealed places to see it through lean spells such as snowfalls.
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It has a liking for pine processionary caterpillars and gathers at their tents to take them.
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It lowers its body temperature at night to save energy, and remembers thousands of caches.
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Its alarm call varies in the number of closing notes according to how great the threat is, encoding information about the size and danger of a nearby predator.
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