Birds
Great Tit
Parus major · Pițigoi mare
One of the most familiar birds in Romania, found almost anywhere there are trees.
At a glance
- Status in Romania
- Resident
- Habitat
- Forest / Urban
- Activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Diet
- Mainly small invertebrates — insect larvae and adults, crickets, snails, flies, aphids — plus fruit and seeds.
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)
- Photography difficulty
- Easy to observe
Photography Guide
Practical starting points based on the species’ behaviour and habitat, not fixed rules.
- Where and how to look
- Parks, gardens and woods all year; very vocal in late winter.
- Best time / activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Photography difficulty
- Easy to observe
- Starting shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec or faster; tits rarely stay still.
- Ethics
- Keep away from nests, do not use playback in the breeding season, and let the bird decide how close it comes.
Identification
Large tit with a black head and bib, white cheeks, green back and a yellow belly split by a black stripe — broader in the male.
Habitat
A very wide range of habitats with trees: deciduous, conifer and mixed forest, riverside woods, orchards, parks and gardens.
Distribution
Almost all of Romania, from the Danube Delta to the mountains; absent only from the high mountains and the alpine zone.
Approximate range in Romania
Diet
Mainly small invertebrates — insect larvae and adults, crickets, snails, flies, aphids — plus fruit and seeds.
Behaviour
Monogamous in the breeding season and can raise two broods.
Seasonality in Romania
Breeds in Romania and is resident.
- JanPresent
- FebPresent
- MarPresent
- AprPresent
- MayPresent
- JunPresent
- JulPresent
- AugPresent
- SepPresent
- OctPresent
- NovPresent
- DecPresent
Source-verified months inform the seasonal filters. Local timing can vary. Unconfirmed months do not imply absence. * Event timing retained from the earlier entry, not yet source-verified.
Breeding
Breeds from April to June.