page_title: Tit (bird)
section_title: Species in taxonomic order
hierarchical_section_title: Tit (bird) / Species in taxonomic order
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Vogels, afbeeldingen door Jan van Oort voor Het Vogeljaar door Jac. P. Thijsse. Vogels: Zwarte mees, Kuifmees, Staartmees, ZwartkopmeesEnglish: Tits (birds)
context_page_description: The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus Parus.
  Members of this family are commonly referred to as "tits" throughout much of the world, but North American species are called either "chickadees" or "titmice". The name titmouse is recorded from the 14th century, composed of the Old English name for the bird, mase, and tit, denoting something small. The former spelling, "titmose", was influenced by mouse in the 16th century. Emigrants to New Zealand presumably identified some of the superficially similar birds of the genus Petroica of the family Petroicidae, the Australian robins, as members of the tit family, giving them the title tomtit, although, in fact, they are not related.
  These birds are mainly small, stocky, woodland species with short, stout bills. Some have crests. They range in length from 10 to 22 cm. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. Many species live around human habitation and come readily to bird feeders for nuts or seed, and learn to take other foods.
context_section_description: Family: PARIDAE
  Genus Cephalopyrus
  Fire-capped tit  Cephalopyrus flammiceps
  Genus Sylviparus
  Yellow-browed tit, Sylviparus modestus
  Genus Melanochlora
  Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea
  Genus Periparus
  Rufous-naped tit, Periparus rufonuchalis
  Rufous-vented tit, Periparus rubidiventris
  Coal tit, Periparus ater
  Genus Pardaliparus
  Yellow-bellied tit, Pardaliparus venustulus
  Elegant tit, Pardaliparus elegans
  Palawan tit, Pardaliparus amabilis
  Genus Lophophanes
  European crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus
  Grey crested tit, Lophophanes dichrous
  Genus Baeolophus
  Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi
  Oak titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
  Juniper titmouse, Baeolophus ridgwayi
  Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
  Black-crested titmouse, Baeolophus atricristatus
  Genus Sittiparus
  Varied tit, Sittiparus varia
  Owston's tit, Sittiparus owstoni
  Iriomote tit, Sittiparus olivaceus
  Chestnut-bellied tit, Sittiparus castaneoventris
  White-fronted tit, Sittiparus semilarvatus
  Genus Poecile
  White-browed tit, Poecile superciliosus
  Sombre tit, Poecile lugubris
  Père David's tit, Poecile davidi
  Marsh tit, Poecile palustris
  Caspian tit, Poecile hyrcanus
  Black-bibbed tit, Poecile hypermelaenus
  Willow tit, Poecile montanus
  Sichuan tit Poecile weigoldicus
  Carolina chickadee, Poecile carolinensis
  Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
  Mountain chickadee, Poecile gambeli
  Mexican chickadee, Poecile sclateri
  Grey-headed chickadee, Poecile cinctus
  Boreal chickadee, Poecile hudsonicus
  Chestnut-backed chickadee, Poecile rufescens
  Genus Cyanistes
  African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae (formerly included in C. caeruleus)
  Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
  Azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus
  Genus Pseudopodoces
  Ground tit, Pseudopodoces humilis (previously "Hume's ground jay" in crow family Corvidae).
  Genus Parus
  Great tit, Parus major
  Japanese tit, Parus minor (often included in P. major)
  Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus (split from P. major)
  Green-backed tit, Parus monticolus
  Genus Machlolophus
  White-naped tit, Machlolophus nuchalis
  Yellow tit, Machlolophus holsti
  Himalayan black-lored tit, Machlolophus xanthogenys
  Indian black-lored tit, Machlolophus aplonotus
  Yellow-cheeked tit, Machlolophus spilonotus
  Genus Melaniparus
  White-shouldered black tit, Melaniparus guineensis
  White-winged black tit, Melaniparus leucomelas
  Southern black tit, Melaniparus niger
  Carp's tit, Melaniparus carpi
  White-bellied tit, Melaniparus albiventris
  White-backed black tit, Melaniparus leuconotus
  Dusky tit, Melaniparus funereus
  Rufous-bellied tit, Melaniparus rufiventris
  Cinnamon-breasted tit, Melaniparus pallidiventris
  Red-throated tit, Melaniparus fringillinus
  Stripe-breasted tit, Melaniparus fasciiventer
  Acacia tit or Somali Tit, Melaniparus thruppi
  Miombo tit, Melaniparus griseiventris
  Ashy tit, Melaniparus cinerascens
  Grey tit, Melaniparus afer
caption: Four different tits, although the top-right bird, the long-tailed tit, is not a member of the Paridae
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