Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits)
- GenusAegithalos (Typical Long-tailed Tits)
- SpeciesAegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
📅 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 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 18 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 19 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 20 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 22 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 23 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 24 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Tit in Cairngorms National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Tit sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 503 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tit in Cairngorms National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tit in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.