Great Tit
Parus major

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– sparrow-sized passerine
– diurnal migrant
– migrates singly or in small to large very loose flocks
– regularly in mixed flocks with Eurasian Blue Tit

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>

BIF093_MPU_20141027_I1Q3564_141027_gtit_d_leipzig
Great Tit Parus m. major, M
BIF0093, 27/10/2014, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF094_MPU_I1Q8066_121009_gtit_d_guelper-see
Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF0094, 09/10/2012, Gülper See, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF286_MPU_I1Q8067_121009_gtit_d_guelper-see
Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF0286, 09/10/2012, Gülper See, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF287_MPU_I1Q3565_141027_gtit_d_leipzig
Great Tit Parus m. major, M
BIF0287, 27/10/2014, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze


Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF3428, 29/11/2020, Bückwitz, Germany, Patrick Franke


Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF3426, 29/11/2020, Bückwitz, Germany, Patrick Franke


Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF3425, 29/11/2020, Bückwitz, Germany, Patrick Franke


Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF3427, 29/11/2020, Bückwitz, Germany, Patrick Franke

BIF288_MPU_I1Q3249_131026_gtit_d_guelper-see
Great Tit Parus m. major
BIF0288, 26/10/2013, Gülper See, Germany, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>


Great Tit Parus m. major, calls during migration
BIF0095, 05/11/2015, Flachwasserzone Mannhausen, Germany, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Eurasian Blue Tit
Coal Tit

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