The great tit is a small passerine bird of the tit family, Paridae. It is widespread and common across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, reaching as far east as the Amur River, and also occurs in parts of North Africa, where it is a year round resident of woodland. Most great tits do not migrate except in unusually harsh winters. Until 2005 the species was lumped together with numerous other subspecies, but DNA studies have since shown two of those populations to be distinct species in their own right, the cinereous tit of southern Asia and the Japanese tit of East Asia. The great tit remains the most widespread species in its genus, Parus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parus, Taxa Source Great tit (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Great tit (Wikipedia)
Source Great tit (Wikipedia)
Source Great tit (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Great tit (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25485 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Parus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q719380 (Parus)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
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5. Great tit (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Boreal Forest, Distribution, movements and habitat
In northern Siberia it lives in the boreal taiga.
In Biome: Temperate Coniferous Forest, Distribution, movements and habitat
Riverine woodlands of willows, poplars are among the habitats of the Turkestan subspecies, as well as low scrubland, oases; at higher altitudes it occupies habitats ranging from dense deciduous and coniferous forests to open areas with scattered trees.
In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Distribution, movements and habitat
Riverine woodlands of willows, poplars are among the habitats of the Turkestan subspecies, as well as low scrubland, oases; at higher altitudes it occupies habitats ranging from dense deciduous and coniferous forests to open areas with scattered trees.
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Parus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1414Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1414
"cites_listing":"III","eu_listing":"C","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Passeriformes","family":"Paridae"},"synonyms":[{"id":36913,"full_name":"Poecile palustris","author_year":"(Linnaeus, 1758)","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":33224,"full_name":"Lophophanes cristatus","author_year":"(Linnaeus, 1758)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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