Sombre tit
Poecile lugubris (Temminck, 1820)
The sombre tit (Poecile lugubris) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.8 g to 17.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sombre tit
- Weight
- 15.8 g – 17.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.9 – 6.52src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sombre tit live?
Not recorded
What is the sombre tit?
The sombre tit (Poecile lugubris) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Paridae, the "true" tits and chickadees. This species is found in southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
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Is the sombre tit endangered?
The sombre 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 sombre tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusPoecile
- SpeciesPoecile lugubris (Temminck, 1820)
Synonyms Parus lugubris, Parus lugubris lugubris, Parus lugubris splendens, Poecile hyrcanus hyrcanus, Poecile lugubris splendens
Other names and names in other languages (50)
- قرقف حزينArabic
- قرقف كئيبArabic
- قرقف داكن اللونArabic
- Жалобен синигерBulgarian
- Pennglaou teñvalBreton
- mallerenga foscaCatalan
- Mallerenga lúgubreCatalan
- sýkora temnáCzech
- SørgemejseDanish
- BalkanmeiseGerman
- TrauermeiseGerman
- ΚλειδωνάςGreek
- Funebra paruoEsperanto
- malhela paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero lúgubreSpanish
- tammetihaneEstonian
- چرخ ریسک سرسیاهPersian
- balkanintiainenFinnish
- Mésange lugubreFrench
- Meantán duaircIrish
- Myntan dullyrManx
- ירגזי חרמוןHebrew
- mrka sjenicaCroatian
- füstös cinegeHungarian
- gyászos cinegeHungarian
- Երաշտահավ միջերկրածովյանArmenian
- Միջերկրածովյան երաշտահավArmenian
- GrámeisaIcelandic
- Cincia dalmatinaItalian
- バルカンコガラJapanese
- didžioji pilkoji zylėLithuanian
- sēru zīlīteLatvian
- голема црноглава сипкаMacedonian
- RouwmeesDutch
- balkanmeisNorwegian
- sikora żałobnaPolish
- chapim-lúgubrePortuguese
- chapim-sombrioPortuguese
- Piţigoi de livadăRomanian
- Средиземноморская гаичкаRussian
- BalkángaccetNorthern Sami
- sýkorka smútočnáSlovak
- žalobna sinicaSlovenian
- Senica šljivarkaSerbian
- balkanmesSwedish
- Dağ baştankarasıTurkish
- Ak Yanaklı BaştankaraTurkish
- гаїчка середземноморськаUkrainian
- 暗山雀Chinese
- 灰暗山雀Chinese
Relatives of the sombre tit
Other species in the same genus Poecile.
Marsh tit
Poecile palustris
Willow tit
Poecile montanus
Grey-headed chickadee
Poecile cinctus
Black-capped chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Père David's tit
Poecile davidi
CompareSombre tit vs Marsh titSombre tit vs Willow titSombre tit vs Grey-headed chickadeeSombre tit vs Black-capped chickadee
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sombre tit?
An adult sombre tit weighs 15.8 g – 17.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sombre tit endangered?
The sombre tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the sombre tit?
The sombre tit (Poecile lugubris) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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