Bird
Great Tit
Parus major · Paridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records14,068,062in 70 countries
Most seen inSweden2,097,802 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
About
Great Tit in brief
The great tit (Parus major) is a bird of the Paridae family — species of bird.
Across the 70 countries we cover it has 14,068,062 published records, most of them from Sweden, Finland and France. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden2,097,802 records · best Oct, Jun
Finland1,978,848 records · best Jun, Nov
France1,800,186 records · best Apr, Jan
Netherlands1,399,583 records · best Oct, Apr
United Kingdom1,161,072 records · best Apr, Mar
Norway930,694 records · best Jan, Apr
Spain877,589 records · best May, Apr
Germany872,575 records · best Jan, May
Denmark573,845 records · best Mar, Apr
Poland490,975 records · best Oct, May
Belgium334,211 records · best Apr, Mar
Russia232,802 records · best Jan, Mar
Portugal181,128 records · best Apr, May
Czechia133,431 records · best Apr, Mar
Italy126,546 records · best Jan, Dec
Israel80,250 records · best Mar, Apr
Austria79,377 records · best Apr, May
Luxembourg74,899 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland67,474 records · best Apr, Mar
Estonia66,377 records · best Mar, Apr
Türkiye61,175 records · best Apr, May
Ukraine47,234 records · best Apr, May
Bulgaria41,591 records · best May, Jun
Ireland39,888 records · best May, Apr
Greece39,322 records · best Apr, May
Serbia36,838 records · best Apr, Jan
South Korea35,253 records · best Apr, May
Hungary28,654 records · best May, Oct
Croatia22,796 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia19,331 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania14,332 records · best Mar, Apr
Romania13,741 records · best May, Apr
Belarus13,457 records · best Apr, Mar
Iran11,644 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia11,047 records · best Apr, May
Latvia8,722 records · best Apr, May
Georgia8,498 records · best May, Sep
Cyprus7,973 records · best Apr, Mar
Palestine6,584 records · best Mar, Nov
Morocco5,833 records · best Mar, Apr
Kazakhstan4,587 records · best May, Jun
Moldova2,984 records · best Jan, Apr
Armenia2,952 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia2,650 records · best Jun, May
Kyrgyzstan2,354 records · best Jul, May
North Macedonia2,324 records · best May, Oct
Montenegro1,964 records · best Apr, May
Japan1,849 records · best Oct, Nov
Azerbaijan1,763 records · best May, Apr
Albania1,689 records · best May, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,458 records · best Apr, May
Lebanon1,156 records · best Apr, Oct
Andorra1,108 records · best May, Mar
Jordan1,081 records · best Apr, Mar
Uzbekistan892 records · best May, Apr
Algeria877 records · best May, Dec
Tajikistan670 records · best Apr, Mar
Kosovo569 records · best Mar, Feb
Madagascar348 records · best Sep, Aug
Iraq306 records · best May, Apr
Liechtenstein284 records · best Sep, Aug
Tunisia183 records · best Apr, Feb
Afghanistan119 records · best Jul, Aug
Turkmenistan75 records · best May, Mar
San Marino73 records · best May, Jun
Syria59 records · best Apr, Oct
Monaco46 records · best May, Oct
Vatican City32 records · best Mar, Jun
North Korea22 records · best Oct, Jul
Iceland11 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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