Coal Tit

Name: Coal Tit

Scientific name: Parus ater

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 10

What are nature stars?

About: A small tit, about 11cm long. Coal Tits are birds of mainly conifer woodland although they will also turn up in parks and gardens where there are conifer trees. They nest in holes in trees: tits are especially happy to use nest boxes. Tits are active feed

How to identify: Told from the similar Marsh and Willow Tits by the white wing bars and white patch at the back of the head. Marsh and Willow Tits have plain wings and entirely back caps.

Where: Widespread

Natural Superpowers

  • Predator: 40
  • Agility: 70
  • Rarity: 20
  • Cute factor: 70
  • Traveller: 40

Fantastic fact: In Ireland, Coal Tits have very pale yellow cheeks, not white.

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc

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  • Martinudes
    • Date: 2011-08-16 21:37:23
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    hey i tink ive seen a coal tit befor ewhen i was about 6 im now 11 so thats saying somat.

  • Wigeonona
    • Date: 2011-06-13 19:48:10
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    im like Dolphilor and Thrush97, though on my birthday, im getting a awesome feeder, with around 5 feeders on it from Hippo Man widgenona

  • Ottero
    • Date: 2010-10-16 17:10:55
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    I sometimes get coal tits in my garden, they are really cool!!

  • Dolphilor
    • Date: 2010-07-24 09:53:55
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    I don't have many in my garden

  • Thrush97
    • Date: 2010-04-07 17:44:09
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    I dont really get them in my garden thats why added the bird to my spotting sheet

  • Gullura
    • Date: 2010-01-10 16:38:40
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    Really? I never knew Coal Tits have pale yellow cheeks in Ireland! My garden is covered with them. See you soon, Gullura

  • Northeca
    • Date: 2009-12-20 22:02:12
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    I have some in my garden and they feed on my feeders

  • Oysterasis
    • Date: 2009-10-21 19:37:13
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    I have two in my back garden and they are really funny

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