{"id":25343,"date":"2012-11-05T14:16:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:45","slug":"coal-tit-parus-ater","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal Tit Parus ater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Coal Tit\u00a0<i>Parus\u00a0ater<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-219-25343\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1572\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-9.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1571\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-8.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1570\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-7.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1569\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-6.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1568\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-5.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1567\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-4.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1566\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-3.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1565\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-2.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1564\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-14.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1563\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-13.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1562\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-12.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1561\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-11.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1560\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-10.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1559\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/coal-tit-parus-ater-1.jpg\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coal Tit (Parus ater) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/coal-tit-parus-ater\/thumbs\/thumbs_coal-tit-parus-ater-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eurasian Coal Tit (Parus ater) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate. 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