Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Coal Tit (Parus ater)

About Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Chickadees and Titmice

Coal tits look a lot like great tits that have been washed in very hot water. Not only are they more pale than great tits, they are also much smaller. With their 11 centimeters, coals tits are the smallest tit species in Europe. They live mostly in coniferous forests and build their nests close to the ground in decaying trees. Their long thin beaks are perfect for prying insects out of pine cones or tree bark. In the winter, they sometimes visit well-stocked feeding tables.
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Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2006-03-15

Chiemsee, Germany
2006-04-01

Olympos Mountains National Park, Turkey
2008-07-24

Tuva - Western Mountains, Russia
2008-08-09

Krasnoyarsk - Stolby Nature Reserve, Russia
2011-02-01

London, England
2013-02-26

Chiemsee, Germany
2015-04-03

Real Jardin Botanico, Spain
2019-09-29

Cairngorms National Park, England
2019-09-30

Cairngorms National Park, England
2019-10-01

Cairngorms National Park, England
2019-10-05

London, England
2021-09-23

Oxford, England
2024-02-18

Akan-Mashu National Park, Japan
2025-02-19

Oukaimeden, Morocco