Azure Tit

Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Almaty

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

15 Verified sightings at Almaty
December Best month

About the Azure Tit

The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) is a species of Eurasian birds in the order of passeriformes in the family Paridae. This small species is the only member of the family Paridae to have a white cap, and was described in 1770 by Peter Simon Pallas. Its closest cousins are the blue tit and the African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae)

It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Russia, Central Asia, northwest China, Manchuria, and Pakistan.There are some records of the species in other parts of Europe, including in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Austria.

It is found in temperate and subarctic deciduous or mixed woodlands, scrub, and marshes. It is a resident species, and most birds do not migrate. It nests in tree holes, laying approximately 10 eggs. The bird is a close sitter, displaying defensive behaviors such as hissing and biting when disturbed. Its diet primarily consists of insects, seeds, small invertebrates, bug larvae, and eggs.

This 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) bird is unmistakable. Its head, tail corners, wing bars, and underparts are white, while the upperparts are blue. It has a distinctive dark line running through its eye. The... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Alarm call0:25

Mongolia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1143227 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:19

Mongolia · 2025

© Richard E. Webster · XC1027960 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:03

Kazakhstan · 2023

© Peter Boesman · XC813346 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ürümqi 🇨🇳 China
~60%
2 Ulaanbaatar 🇲🇳 Mongolia
~50%
3 Dushanbe 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
~20%
4 Bishkek 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
~20%
5 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~20%
6 Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%
7 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~10%
8 Astana 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%
9 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Azure Tit in Almaty?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Azure Tit sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 73 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Azure Tit in Almaty?

December

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Azure Tit in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.

Is Almaty the best place to see an Azure Tit?

6th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Azure Tit sightings, Almaty ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ürümqi (China, about 60%), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia, about 50%) and Dushanbe (Tajikistan, about 20%).

Where does the Azure Tit sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Azure Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Almaty (15 verified sightings), 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.

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