Crested tit
Lophophanes cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus), also called the European crested tit, is a small bird in the family Paridae, part of the songbirds and other perching birds. It is an invertivore that lives in woodland, has a perching lifestyle and is sedentary.
Quick facts about the crested tit
Adults weigh from 10.65 to 11.4 g, with a wingspan of 18 cm. It lays 6.5 eggs per clutch with 1.5 clutches per year, incubates eggs for 16 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 10.7 g – 11.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 18 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 11.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.3 – 6.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the crested tit?
Photos of the crested tit
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Where does the crested tit live?
Not recorded
What is the crested tit?
The crested tit or European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Great Britain, it is mainly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and rarely strays far from its haunts. A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.
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What does the crested tit sound like?
Is the crested tit endangered?
The crested tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the crested tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusLophophanes
- SpeciesLophophanes cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Parus cristatus
Other names and names in other languages (81)
- European crested titEnglish
- European crested titEnglish
- European crested titEnglish
- قرقف أوروبي ذو عرفArabic
- Ferrero de crenchaAragonese
- beranín moñuzuAsturian
- Kəkilli arıquşuAzerbaijani
- Бүрекле тебейекBashkir
- Чубатая сініцаBelarusian
- Чубатая сiнiцаBelarusian
- Качулат синигерBulgarian
- Pennglaouig kuchBreton
- Mallerenga emplomalladaCatalan
- mallerenga emplomallada europeaCatalan
- Упшан кӹсиӓMari
- Тӗпеклӗ кӑсӑяChuvash
- Тĕпекеллĕ кăсăяChuvash
- sýkora parukářkaCzech
- titw cribogWelsh
- TopmejseDanish
- HaubenmeiseGerman
- ΛοφιοπαπαδίτσαGreek
- TufparuoEsperanto
- eŭropa tufparuoEsperanto
- Herrerillo capuchinoSpanish
- tutt-tihaneEstonian
- Amilotx mottodunBasque
- چرخریسک کاکلیPersian
- töyhtötiainenFinnish
- Mésange huppéeFrench
- Meantán cuircíneachIrish
- Cailleachag chìreachScottish Gaelic
- cailleachag-chìreachScottish Gaelic
- cailleachagan-cìreachScottish Gaelic
- Ferreiriño cristadoGalician
- Myntan kereenaghManx
- ירגזי מצויץHebrew
- ירגזִי מצויץHebrew
- kukmasta sjenicaCroatian
- búbos cinegeHungarian
- Երաշտահավ փուփուլավորArmenian
- ToppmeisaIcelandic
- Cincia dal ciuffoItalian
- カンムリガラJapanese
- АмкӀыщKabardian
- Айдарлы шымшықKazakh
- ЮрсипыстаKomi
- Penglow penvagasCornish
- HauwemeesLuxembourgish
- europinė kuoduotoji zylėLithuanian
- Kuoduotoji zylėLithuanian
- cekulzīlīteLatvian
- упшвуянкисаMari
- цуцулеста сипкаMacedonian
- KuifmeesDutch
- toppmeisNorwegian
- Töppytiaineolo
- Czubatka europejskaPolish
- CzubatkaPolish
- czubatka (europejska)Polish
- chapim-de-poupaPortuguese
- chapim-de-poupa-europeuPortuguese
- Piţigoi moţatRomanian
- Pițigoi moțatRomanian
- барашекRussian
- гренадёркаRussian
- хохлушаRussian
- Хохлатая синицаRussian
- Хохлата синицяRusyn
- VuoktagaccetNorthern Sami
- sýkorka chochlatáSlovak
- čopasta sinicaSlovenian
- Ćubasta senicaSerbian
- Ћубаста сеницаSerbian
- tofsmesSwedish
- Бүрекле песнәкTatar
- Tepeli BaştankaraTurkish
- синиця чубатаUkrainian
- 冠山雀Chinese
- 凤头山雀Chinese
- 鳳頭山雀Chinese
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Relatives of the crested tit
Other species in the same genus Lophophanes.
Gray-crested tit
Lophophanes dichrous
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the crested tit?
The crested tit is a bird in the family Paridae and the order Passeriformes, part of the songbirds and other perching birds.
How heavy is a crested tit?
An adult crested tit weighs 11.04 g, with reported values from 10.65 to 11.4 g. Its wingspan is 18 cm.
What does the crested tit eat?
The crested tit is an invertivore; its trophic level is listed as omnivore.
What habitat does the crested tit live in?
The crested tit lives in woodland, where it has a perching lifestyle and is sedentary.
Is the crested tit endangered?
No. The crested tit is listed as Least Concern (LC) in the global IUCN assessment, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a crested tit live?
The crested tit has a lifespan of 11.58 years, with values up to 11.6 years reported.
How many eggs does a crested tit lay?
The crested tit lays 6.5 eggs per clutch and has 1.5 clutches per year. The eggs are incubated for 16 days.
Who named the crested tit?
The crested tit was named Lophophanes cristatus by (Linnaeus, 1758).
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