Tits (Paridae)
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus
- Length
- 11.5 cm
- Weight
- 11 g
- Clutch
- 5–8 eggs
- Incubation
- 13–16 days
- Fledging
- 18–22 days
- Broods
- 1 per year
- Nest box
- Does not use enclosed boxes
Identification
- Black-and-white speckled crest
- Black bib and collar
- Brown back
Purring trill.
Diet and garden feeding
Insects and conifer seed.
- Best foods: Sunflower hearts, Suet.
- In the UK found only in the Caledonian pinewoods of the Scottish Highlands.
Nesting
Hole it excavates in rotten pine stumps.
Crested Tits by country
Scotland
Resident all year · nests May–June
Netherlands
Resident all year · nests April–June
Belgium
Resident all year · nests April–June
Germany
Resident all year · nests April–June
France
Resident all year · nests April–June
Denmark
Resident all year · nests April–June
Sweden
Resident all year · nests May–June
Norway
Resident all year · nests May–June
Finland
Resident all year · nests May–June
Spain
Resident all year · nests March–June
Portugal
Resident all year · nests March–June
Italy
Resident all year · nests March–June
Austria
Resident all year · nests April–June
Switzerland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Poland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Sources
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.