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Great Tit
Parus major
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart (XC519544). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Asian TitParus cinereus
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Green-backed TitParus monticolus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,645,927 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 8,643,049 |
| Russia | 78,658 |
| Germany | 16,574 |
| United Kingdom | 12,050 |
| England | 10,387 |
| Spain | 9,106 |
| France | 8,343 |
| Moscow | 7,362 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 6,317 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice · Paridae |
| Genus | Great Tits and Allies · Parus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Common local birds of United States
- Local Wildlife of United States
- Songbirds of Germany
- Songbirds of Spain
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Great Tit with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.