Crested Tit
Photo: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Crested Tit

Lophophanes cristatus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.