Willow Tit
Poecile montanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusPoecile (Chickadees and Allies)
- SpeciesPoecile montanus (Willow Tit)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Tit sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 110 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Triglav National Park
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Great Tit
Parus major
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Willow Tit in Triglav National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Tit sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 110 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Willow Tit in Triglav National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Willow Tit in Triglav National Park in our monthly data.