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Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Silhouette: Wouter Koch · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyParidae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
- GenusCyanistes (Blue and Azure Tits)
- SpeciesCyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit)
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
75 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026
19,213 In all 27 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Blue Tit
The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. The Eurasian blue tit is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory. They typically nest in tree holes but readily adapt to using nest boxes when necessary. Their main rivals for nests and in the search for food are the larger, somewhat more common great tits (Parus major).
The Eurasian blue tit's diet consists mainly of insects and spiders. Outside of the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other plant-based foods. These birds are known for their acrobatic abilities; they can grip the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hang upside down while searching for food.
The Eurasian blue tit was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Parus caeruleus. Parus is the classical Latin for a tit and caeruleus is the Latin for dark blue or caerulean. The type locality... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Blue Tit in Vanoise National Park
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpenzoo Innsbruck | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 2 | Ogród Zoologiczny w Katowicach | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Tit in Vanoise National Park?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tit sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 81 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 Blue Tit in Vanoise National Park?
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tit in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month. November has too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see a Blue Tit?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Vanoise National Park the best place to see a Blue Tit?
21st of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Blue Tit sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 21st at about 30%. The best odds are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 70%), Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 70%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Blue Tit live in Vanoise National Park?
Same family: Paridae
The closest relatives of the Blue Tit that you can see in Vanoise National Park (family Paridae, Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice) are Coal Tit (about 50%), Great Tit (about 40%) and Crested Tit (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Blue Tit sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Vanoise National Park (75 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.
