Willow Tit
Poecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827)
12 cmLength19 cmWingspan11 gWeight
This tit occurs across temperate Eurasia, mainly in coniferous or mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest.
Busiest months: September–October · Most records: United Kingdom, China, Poland
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: September–October · Most records: United Kingdom, China, Poland
Willow Tit has been recorded at 622 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 41 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Elton ReservoirUnited Kingdom864 records
- Sale Water ParkUnited Kingdom588 records
- Hel – CypelPoland576 records
More places
- Pennington Flash LNRUnited Kingdom571 records
- Woolston Eyes NRUnited Kingdom561 records
- Lingshan Scenic AreaChina541 records
- Karuizawa – Karuizawa Wild Bird SanctuaryJapan490 records
- Fairburn Ings RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom397 records
- Sapieginės miškasLithuania315 records
- Lotoshino Fish FarmRussia294 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-brown and off-white with a black cap and bib.
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Questions
How big is the Willow Tit?
The Willow Tit is about 12 cm long, with a wingspan of 19 cm and weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Willow Tit live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: widespread. It is most often recorded in United Kingdom, China and Poland.
When is the best time to see the Willow Tit?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in September and October (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Willow Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Willow Tit as Least Concern.
What does the Willow Tit eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Willow Tit in?
It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 12 cm
- Wingspan
- 19 cm
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 66 mm
- Tail
- 59 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: widespread
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 4
- Poecile montanus baicalensis ec, e Siberia, n Mongolia, n China and n Korea
- Poecile montanus songarus se Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan and nw China
- Poecile montanus affinis nc China
- Poecile montanus stoetzneri ne China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile
Other birds in the genus Poecile
White-browed TitPoecile superciliosus
Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
Grey-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Pere David's TitPoecile davidi
Black-bibbed TitPoecile hypermelaenus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
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