Coal tit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the coal tit lives – recorded in 58 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Periparus ater
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	58 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	1.04 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Paridae

Where does the coal tit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coal tit in 58 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Poland.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a coal tit?

Wikidata records the following for the coal tit: mass 1.04 g (birth weight).

Is the coal tit endangered?

The coal tit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the coal tit?

The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Paridae, genus Periparus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coal tit

The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a 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. The black-crested tit is now included in this species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coal tit (revision 1368773832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q191096 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).