Listen to the Willow tit
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About the Willow tit
The Willow 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 19 cm.
What does the Willow tit sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
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 willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-brown and off-white with a black cap and bib. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related marsh tit, which explains its breeding much farther north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.
Related birds in the genus Poecile
More from the family Paridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Willow tit sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Willow tit on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Willow tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Willow tit as “least concern”.
What family does the Willow tit belong to?
The Willow tit (Poecile montanus) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Barnsley District (near Manvers), South Yorkshire… by Anthony Wetherhill – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Volovec, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q215211 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Willow tit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo – CC BY-SA 3.0