Great Tit: Song & calls

The Great Tit is known as one of the most varied songsters in Swedish ornithology — up to 40–50 distinct calls have been documented per population.

  • Song: a two-note, metallic "tea-cher, tea-cher, tea-cher" — clear and far-carrying. It can be heard as early as January in mild winters, peaking in April–May.
  • Contact call: a hard "pink-pink-pink".
  • Alarm call: a piercing "tsee-tsee".
  • Mimicry: the Great Tit can imitate Blue Tit, Jay and other species.

Recordings can be found on xeno-canto and on the taxon page of Artportalen (the Swedish species observation system).

More about the Great Tit

  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • Nest boxes
  • Diet
  • In winter
  • Male & female
  • Migration
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