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The Willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a bird found in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Russia and United Kingdom. Woods across northern 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 Willow tit lives

Woods across northern Europe and Asia.

🍽️ 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

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Recorded by Johan Lundgren (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1145032. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Willow tit

Where does the Willow tit live?

The Willow tit lives in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Russia and United Kingdom. Woods across northern Europe and Asia.

What does the Willow 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 Willow tit endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Northern wheatear
• Common redstart
• Barnacle goose
• Stock dove
• Tree pipit
• Cetti's warbler

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