Great Tit

Unnoticed biodiversity

Identification

Common name: Great Tit
Latin name: Parus major
Length: 14 cm
Distinguishing features: black head, white cheeks, yellow underparts with black central band
Habitat: ubiquitous species
Diet: insects and seeds
Status: Least Concern in the Ile-de-France region
Nesting period: April to June

Seen in the garden

Great Tits are mainly observed beneath the branches of the groves.

Since 2016, the Louvre has been working with the French League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) for the installation, monitoring, maintenance and relocation of nest boxes for Great Tits.

As of 2025, there were twenty-two wooden nest boxes designed for them..

Great Tit - various examples of songs then calls

Audio

1 min.

Did you know

This protected species, common in parks and gardens, has seen its numbers rise by two-thirds in Paris over ten years, with 750 to 1,000 breeding pairs in the 2015–2018 period.

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