Eurasian blue tit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian blue tit lives – recorded in 51 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cyanistes caeruleus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	51 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	1.14 g (birth weight); 11.8 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Paridae

Where does the Eurasian blue tit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian blue tit in 51 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

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 an Eurasian blue tit?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian blue tit: mass 1.14 g (birth weight); 11.8 g (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian blue tit endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Eurasian blue tit?

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Paridae, genus Cyanistes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian blue tit

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.

The Eurasian blue tit is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory. They typically nest in tree holes but readily adapt to using nest boxes when necessary. Their main rivals for nests and in the search for food are the larger, somewhat more common great tits (Parus major).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian blue tit (revision 1379211955), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25404 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).