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Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) is a member of the Paridae family found in Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 13.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Genus Parus
- Species monticolus
Where it lives
Western Himalayas to south-central Vietnam and Taiwan
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-backed Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Green-backed Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) belongs to the Paridae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers PAL, OR w Himalayas to sc Vietnam and Taiwan.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 5.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-backed Tit?
The Green-backed Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 13.9 g.
Where does the Green-backed Tit live?
The Green-backed Tit is found across Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering PAL, OR w Himalayas to sc Vietnam and Taiwan, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Green-backed Tit belong to?
The Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Green-backed Tit eat?
The Green-backed Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Green-backed Tit migrate?
The Green-backed Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Green-backed Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Green-backed Tit make?
1 real field recording of the Green-backed Tit — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Green-backed Tit's range?
The Green-backed Tit has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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