Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Trishtili i madh |
| Arabic | قرقف كبير |
| Armenian | Մեծ երաշտահավ |
| Asturian | Beranñn real |
| Azerbaijani | İri arıquşu |
| Basque | Kaskabeltz handia |
| Bulgarian | Голям синигер |
| Catalan | mallerenga carbonera |
| Chinese (SIM) | 大山雀 |
| Croatian | velika sjenica |
| Czech | sýkora koňadra |
| Danish | Musvit |
| Dutch | Koolmees |
| English | Great Tit |
| English (Bangladesh) | Great Tit (European Great Tit) |
| English (India) | European Great Tit |
| English (United States) | Great Tit |
| Faroese | Stórtíta |
| Finnish | talitiainen |
| French | Mésange charbonnière |
| French (France) | Mésange charbonnière |
| Galician | Ferreiro común |
| German | Kohlmeise |
| Greek | Καλόγερος |
| Hebrew | ירגזי מצוי |
| Hungarian | Széncinege |
| Icelandic | Flotmeisa |
| Italian | Cinciallegra |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパシジュウカラ |
| Korean | 노랑배박새 |
| Latvian | Lielā zīlīte |
| Lithuanian | Didžioji zylė |
| Mongolian | Их хөх бух |
| Norwegian | kjøttmeis |
| Persian | چرخ ریسک بزرگ |
| Polish | bogatka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Chapim-real |
| Romanian | Pițigoi mare |
| Russian | Большая синица |
| Serbian | Velika senica |
| Slovak | sýkorka veľká |
| Slovenian | Velika sinica |
| Spanish | Carbonero Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carbonero común |
| Swedish | talgoxe |
| Turkish | Büyük Baştankara |
| Ukrainian | Синиця велика |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan, Nárgila Moura, and Nicholas D. Sly revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull and Nicholas D. Sly curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly revised the distribution map.
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Parus major
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.189.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PARUS
- parus
- major
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Great Tit Parus major Scientific name definitions
Guy M. Kirwan, Nicholas D. Sly, Andrew Gosler, Peter Clement, David Christie, Nárgila Moura, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published July 5, 2024
Version: 2.0 — Published July 5, 2024
Other
Introduction
Cultural Significance
The abundance of the Great Tit in human-modified habitats, its willingness to use artificial nest boxes and bird feeders, contribute to making it a popular and well-known bird, especially in Europe (219).
