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: