Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
93 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a common bird species belonging to the bushtit family found throughout Eurasia. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodlands as well as scrub, heathland, farmland, parks and gardens. The plumage of this small long-tailed bird is predominantly black and white with varying amounts of pink and grey. Northern subspecies are paler and have completely white heads, lacking the large dark eyebrows of southern populations. It is a social bird that forms compact family flocks of six to seventeen individuals outside of the breeding season, when these flocks break up. It has a strong preference for nesting in scrub areas and often builds its nest in thorny bushes less than 3 metres (10 feet) above the ground. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

50–60% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

40–50% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
50–60%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
9 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
11 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
13 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
14 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
16 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
19 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
20 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
21 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
23 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
24 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
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Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Tit in Mercantour National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tit in Mercantour National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tit in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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