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• Distribution map
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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	89,800,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	423000000-683000000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2018
Population trend	stable	-	estimated	-
Generation length	2.87 years	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 127,000,000-205,000,000 mature individuals, with 63,600,000-103,000,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 30% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 423,000,000-683,000,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. In Europe, the species' population is considered to have remained relatively stable over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021). Based on these data, and the proportion of the species' global range that this region holds, the global population size is considered to be stable over three generations. This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, which is estimated to be declining at a slow rate within its mapped range (Global Forest Watch 2024).

Trend justification:    .

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	native	yes
Albania	extant	native	yes
Algeria	extant	native	yes
Andorra	extant	native	yes
Armenia	extant	native	yes
Austria	extant	native	yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native	yes
Bangladesh	extant	native	yes
Belarus	extant	native	yes
Belgium	extant	native	yes
Bhutan	extant	native	yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native	yes
Bulgaria	extant	native	yes
Cambodia	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
Croatia	extant	native	yes
Cyprus	extant	native	yes
Czechia	extant	native	yes
Denmark	extant	native	yes
Egypt	extant	native	yes
Estonia	extant	native	yes
Finland	extant	native	yes
France	extant	native	yes
Georgia	extant	native	yes
Germany	extant	native	yes
Gibraltar (to UK)	extant	native	yes
Greece	extant	native	yes
Hong Kong (China)	extant	native	yes
Hungary	extant	native	yes
Iceland	extant	vagrant	yes
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes
Iraq	extant	native	yes
Ireland	extant	native	yes
Israel	extant	native	yes
Italy	extant	native	yes
Japan	extant	native	yes
Jordan	extant	native	yes
Kazakhstan	extant	native	yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native	yes
Latvia	extant	native	yes
Lebanon	extant	native	yes
Liechtenstein	extant	native	yes
Lithuania	extant	native	yes
Luxembourg	extant	native	yes
Malaysia	extant	native	yes
Malta	extant	vagrant	yes
Moldova	extant	native	yes
Mongolia	extant	native	yes
Montenegro	extant	native	yes
Morocco	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes
Netherlands	extant	native	yes
North Korea	extant	native	yes
North Macedonia	extant	native	yes
Norway	extant	native	yes
Poland	extant	native	yes
Portugal	extant	native	yes
Romania	extant	native	yes
Russia	extant	native	yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native	yes
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native	yes
Russia (European)	extant	native	yes
Serbia	extant	native	yes
Slovakia	extant	native	yes
Slovenia	extant	native	yes
South Korea	extant	native	yes
Spain	extant	native	yes
Sweden	extant	native	yes
Switzerland	extant	native	yes
Syria	extant	native	yes
Taiwan, China	extant	vagrant
Tajikistan	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Tunisia	extant	native	yes
Türkiye	extant	native	yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native	yes
Ukraine	extant	native	yes
United Kingdom	extant	native	yes
Uzbekistan	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Hari Rud valley near Sarrakhs
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Lotfatabad and Darregaz area
Kazakhstan	Altyn-Emel National Park
Kazakhstan	Arys-Karaktau State Reserved Zone
Kazakhstan	Ili River Delta
Kazakhstan	Kapchagay Canyon
Kazakhstan	Topar Lake System
Kazakhstan	Zhagabulak Forest
Kazakhstan	Zheltoranga
Tajikistan	Kayrakkum Reservoir
Tajikistan	Sarazm
Tajikistan	Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Turkmenistan	Gorelde
Turkmenistan	Muskinata
Turkmenistan	Nargyz
Turkmenistan	Repetek
Turkmenistan	Saryyazy
Turkmenistan	Uzboy
Uzbekistan	Aksay Lake and surrounding desert
Uzbekistan	Buzaubay
Uzbekistan	Dalverzin State Forestry and Hunting Management Area
Uzbekistan	Karnabchul Steppe
Uzbekistan	Northern shore of Aydarkul Lake
Uzbekistan	Zarafshan State Nature Reserve

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	resident
Desert	Temperate	suitable	resident
Forest	Boreal	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Forest	Temperate	major	resident
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 4420 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather	Other impacts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Unknown		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Great Tit Parus major. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/great-tit-parus-major on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.