Panurus biarmicus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is a small, long-tailed passerine bird found in reed beds near water in the temperate zone of Eurasia. It is frequently known as the bearded tit or occasionally as bearded parrotbill, as historically it was believed to be closely related to either the tits or parrotbills. Today it is known to lack close relatives and it is the only species in the family Panuridae.
Bearded reedlings are strongly sexually dimorphic and form life-long pairs. They are highly productive and can breed several times in a season. They mainly feed on small invertebrates in summer and reed (Phragmites australis) seeds in winter.
The bearded reedling was scientifically described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae. He placed it with the tits in the genus Parus and coined the binomial name Parus biarmicus. Linnaeus based his entry on the "beardmanica or bearded tit-mouse" that had been described and illustrated in 1731 by the English naturalist Eleazar Albin and the "least butcher-bird" that had been described and illustrated in 1747 by George Edwards.
The bearded reedling was later moved... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 4 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey | |
| 8 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Cotswold Wildlife Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Slimbridge Wetland Centre | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Yerevan Zoo | 🇦🇲 Armenia | |
| 6 | Natur- und Tierpark Goldau | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 7 | Alpenzoo Innsbruck | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Reedling sighting in Biebrza National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Reedling in Biebrza National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bearded Reedling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Bearded Reedling sightings, Biebrza National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Bearded Reedling that you can see in Biebrza National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are European Starling (about 60%), Chaffinch (about 60%) and Barn Swallow (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bearded Reedling is recorded against all the birds logged in Biebrza National Park (80 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
