Willow tit
| Willow tit | |
|---|---|
| Subspecies kleinschmidti, Wigan, England | |
| Song recorded near Bryansk, Russia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Poecile |
| Species: | P. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827) | |
| Range of Poecile montanus Resident | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Parus montanus | |
The willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-brown and off-white with a black cap and bib. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related marsh tit, which explains it breeding much further north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.