Listen to the Crested tit
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About the Crested tit
The Crested tit is a bird in the family Paridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 100.0 m and weigh around 1 g.
What does the Crested tit sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The crested tit or European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Great Britain, it is mainly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and rarely strays far from its haunts. A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.
More from the family Paridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Crested tit sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Crested tit on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Crested tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Crested tit as “least concern”.
What family does the Crested tit belong to?
The Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) (W1CDR0001462 BD1) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Lophophanes cristatus mitratus crested tit by T.Voekler – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Westendorp, Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pod grúne - Volovec, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q207831 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Crested tit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Carlos Delgado – CC BY-SA 4.0