The coal tit or cole tit, (Periparus ater), is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa.
Where do Coal Tits come from?
Coal tits are widespread globally, occupying an area that stretches from the UK all the way to northern and southern Asia, with some parts of northern Africa also.
Are Coal Tits endangered?
Least ConcernPopulation stable
Do Coal Tits migrate UK?
The coal tit is an all-year resident throughout almost all range, making only local movements in response to particularly severe weather; only the Siberian birds have a more regular migration.
Are Coal Tits protected?
Being common and widespread, the coal tit is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Where do Coal Tits go in the summer?
In the summer Coal Tits normally remain within woodland, and are recorded in fewer than a third of gardens. In the winter they ¬are seen in more gardens, and are generally recorded by at least 40% of Garden BirdWatchers in November, when they are driven to garden bird feeders by cold weather.
Are blue tits smaller than Coal Tits?
Coal tits have a much smaller population than either blue tits or great tits, but they're still reasonably common in gardens across the UK mainland.
What is the smallest type of tit?
The Coal Tit is our smallest member of the Tit family.
Is a Coal Tit bigger than a great tit?
Which is bigger, the Coal Tit or Great Tit? Great Tits are the largest common member of the tit family and are much larger than Coal Tits. This can be a great way to tell the difference when they are both in the same place, such as a feeder in the garden or far aware where the plumage is difficult to distinguish.