Great Tit
Parus major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusParus (Great Tits and Allies)
- SpeciesParus major (Great Tit)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
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 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 19 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 22 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Tit in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Great Tit sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 949 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Tit in Bavarian Forest National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Great Tit in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.