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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a bird found in Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods, parks and gardens across Europe. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Eurasian blue tit lives

Woods, parks and gardens across Europe.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs50%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Eurasian blue tit

Recorded by Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1185195. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eurasian blue tit

Where does the Eurasian blue tit live?

The Eurasian blue tit lives in Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods, parks and gardens across Europe.

What does the Eurasian blue tit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eurasian blue tit endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Common linnet
• Grey wagtail
• Common swift
• Eurasian bullfinch
• Common reed warbler
• Common goldeneye

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