Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
180 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a common bird species belonging to the bushtit family found throughout Eurasia. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodlands as well as scrub, heathland, farmland, parks and gardens. The plumage of this small long-tailed bird is predominantly black and white with varying amounts of pink and grey. Northern subspecies are paler and have completely white heads, lacking the large dark eyebrows of southern populations. It is a social bird that forms compact family flocks of six to seventeen individuals outside of the breeding season, when these flocks break up. It has a strong preference for nesting in scrub areas and often builds its nest in thorny bushes less than 3 metres (10 feet) above the ground. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 180 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

70–80% · Very likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

60–70% · Likely
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

60–70% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

50–60% · Likely
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

40–50% · Likely
Skylark
LC

Skylark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alauda arvensis

40–50% · Likely
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

40–50% · Likely
Linnet
LC

Linnet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Linaria cannabina

40–50% · Likely
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

40–50% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
50–60%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
9 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
11 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
13 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
14 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
16 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
19 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
20 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
21 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
23 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
24 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
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Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Tit in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 180 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tit in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tit in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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