Crested tit

Lophophanes cristatus

The Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a bird found in Sweden, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and 4 more countries. Pine forests across Europe. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Lophophanes cristatus
Region	Europe
Found in	Sweden, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and 4 more countries

🏡 Where the Crested tit lives

Pine forests across Europe.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a pointed crest that looks like a tiny tuxedo hat.

Hear the Crested tit

Recorded by Lars Edenius (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC967836. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Crested tit

Where does the Crested tit live?

The Crested tit lives in Sweden, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and 4 more countries. Pine forests across Europe.

What does the Crested tit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Crested tit endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.