Green-backed Tit

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Guiyang

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

45 Verified sightings at Guiyang
2,217 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Green-backed Tit

The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, temperate forest, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Media related to Parus monticolus at Wikimedia Commons Dennis Lepage. "Green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) Vigors, 1831". Avibase. Bird Studies Canada. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:16

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1161994 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:16

China · 2023

© JJSUN · XC1079652 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:26

India · 2024

© Lars Lachmann · XC884687 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~50%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
~30%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~60%
2 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Tit in Guiyang?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit sighting in Guiyang on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-backed Tit in Guiyang?

November

In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit in Guiyang on a given day, against about 40% in January and July, the lowest months. That is one of Guiyang's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 230 mm in June. February has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Green-backed Tit?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Guiyang the best place to see a Green-backed Tit?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green-backed Tit sightings, Guiyang has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Kunming (China, about 20%) and Chengdu (China, about 10%).

Where does the Green-backed Tit sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Guiyang (45 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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