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The Great Tit (Parus major) is a bird found in Sweden, Finland, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway, and 4 more countries. Woodlands and gardens across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Great Tit lives

Woodlands and gardens across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Great Tit

Recorded by Xavier Riera (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1185835. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Great Tit

Where does the Great Tit live?

The Great Tit lives in Sweden, Finland, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway, and 4 more countries. Woodlands and gardens across Europe and Asia.

What does the Great Tit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Great Tit endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Ruff
• Crested tit
• Willow tit
• Black woodpecker
• Spotted flycatcher
• Eurasian treecreeper

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