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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Coal Tit sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 437 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Great Tit
Parus major
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Coal Tit in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Coal Tit sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 437 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Coal Tit in Sierra Nevada National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Coal Tit in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.