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Great Tit

Parus major

The Great Tit is a colorful bird with a bright yellow belly and a black cap on its head. It loves to sing cheerful songs and can often be seen hopping around trees and gardens looking for food.

Lebensraum: Forests and gardens

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The Great Tit has a distinctive bright yellow belly with a prominent black stripe running down its middle. It features a glossy black head, striking white cheek patches, and a green back, making it easily identifiable from similar birds.

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Great Tit
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Great Tit

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Great Tit can lay over 10 eggs in a single clutch! That's a lot of siblings!

In winter, they can lose up to 10% of their body weight overnight to stay warm!

These clever birds have shown they can learn from each other by watching.

They sometimes use animal hair, moss, and spider silk to build their cozy nests!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Clever Food Finder

Great Tits can solve puzzles and use simple tools to access hidden food because of their intelligent brains.

Fähigkeit

Master of Messages

Great Tits have over 40 different calls that help them communicate danger, find mates, and defend territory.

Fähigkeit

Feathered Fencer

Great Tits can vigorously defend their nesting territory from intruders, sometimes even fighting off larger birds.

Maße und Details

Länge
12.5-14 cm
Flügelspannweite
21-26 cm
Gewicht
0.016-0.022 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-10 Jahre
Top Speed
39 km/h
Gelegegröße
5-12
Brutzeit
12-15 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Great Tits love to eat insects, spiders, seeds, and sometimes even berries or nuts.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds are fed almost exclusively insects/larvae for protein; adults have a more varied diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Beech nuts
  • Berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A common avian predator of adult Great Tits.

eaten by

European Pine Marten

Martes martes

A mammal predator that can raid nests or catch adults.

eats

Speckled Wood butterfly

Pararge aegeria

Their caterpillars are a key protein source for nestlings.

depends on

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Provides abundant insects and sheltered nesting locations.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Its seeds (beech nuts) are an important winter food source.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Great TitmouseParus major

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to touch or catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Great Tit?

12.5-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Great Tit?

21-26 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Great Tit?

0.016-0.022 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Great Tit?

2-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Great Tit?

39 km/h

Was frisst Great Tit?

Great Tits love to eat insects, spiders, seeds, and sometimes even berries or nuts.

Wo findet man Great Tit normalerweise?

Forests and gardens

Wie jagt Great Tit?

Foraging

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