Coal Tit
Periparus ater
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusPeriparus (Tufted and Yellow-bellied Tits)
- SpeciesPeriparus ater (Coal Tit)
The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now included in this species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park
Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Parus spilonotus
Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Gray-crested Tit
Lophophanes dichrous
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Coal Tit at Royal Manas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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