Willow Tit
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Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

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

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. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related marsh tit, which explains its breeding much farther north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Tit sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Marsh Tit
LC

Marsh Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile palustris

10–20% · With luck
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

30–40% · Possible
Crested Tit
LC Endemic

Crested Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophophanes cristatus

20–30% · Possible
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

50–60% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
8 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Tit in Mercantour National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Tit sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Willow Tit in Mercantour National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Willow Tit in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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