Where to see
Aegithalos caudatus
Nikko National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-tailed Tit during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 15 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 18 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Nikko National Park
In Nikko National Park, Japan, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tit sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sierra Nevada National Park and more
After Nikko National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-tailed Tit are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 40%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Sierra Nevada National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, October and December in Nikko National Park (about 70%), November and December in Sierra Nevada National Park (about 60%) and February and November–December in Aigüestortes National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-tailed Tit on a given day. Each park's Long-tailed Tit page has the full month-by-month chart.
