Great Tit
Great Tit
NL: Koolmees
D: Kohlmeise
F: Mésange charbonnière
Latin name: Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird group: Tits
The largest tit – green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a distinctive two-syllable song. It is a woodland bird which has readily adapted to man-made habitats to become a familiar garden visitor. It can be quite aggressive at a birdtable, fighting off smaller tits. In winter it joins with blue tits and others to form roaming flocks which scour gardens and countryside for food.
What they eat:
Insects, seeds and nuts.
Measurements:
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 24cm
Weight: 18g
Song/call:
