Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
598 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
December 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 598 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

80–90% · Very likely
European Serin
LC

European Serin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Serinus serinus

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

60–70% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

60–70% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Sardinian Warbler
LC Endemic

Sardinian Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Curruca melanocephala

50–60% · Likely
Spotless Starling
LC

Spotless Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnus unicolor

50–60% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
European Greenfinch
LC

European Greenfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloris chloris

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 598 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tit in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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