Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Picos de Europa National Park
157 Verified records at Picos de Europa National Park
October 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park

Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

70–80% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

60–70% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

50–60% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

40–50% · Likely
Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Tit in Picos de Europa National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tit in Picos de Europa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tit in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.

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