Coal Tit

How to identify

Field marks

1. Black head with a large white nape patch
2. Head and throat blue-black with a metallic gloss
3. Two white patches on upperwing
4. Underparts white, grading into yellowish-brown on sides of belly

Male, female and young

Juveniles are duller, with a black head lacking metallic gloss and pale yellow tinges to the white of the nape and cheeks.

Voice

Constant short “dee” or “see-see” contact calls while foraging; the song is loud, like “if-he, if-he, if-he”.

Where and when it's recorded

Coal Tit has been recorded at 1,454 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 67 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Parque El Retiro-MadridSpain2,250 records
2. Minsmere RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom2,000 records
3. Thursley CommonUnited Kingdom1,579 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United KingdomSpainChinaPortugalSouth KoreaPolandJapanIreland

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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