Green-backed Tit

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Jiuzhaigou National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

57 Verified sightings at Jiuzhaigou National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,217 In all 5 parks
May 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 Jiuzhaigou National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-backed Tit in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

May and September–October

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. January to March have 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 Jiuzhaigou National Park the best place to see a Green-backed Tit?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Green-backed Tit sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 50%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 50%). All parks ranked.

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 Jiuzhaigou National Park (57 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.

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