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title: "Parus cristatus"
description: "Lophophanes cristatus — Uccelli. The crested tit or European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crested-tit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Parus cristatus

> Lophophanes cristatus — Uccelli. The crested tit or European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

- Scientific name: *Lophophanes cristatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 17975
- Wikidata: [Q207831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144830](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144830)

## Names

- en: Crested Tit
- de: Haubenmeise
- es: Herrerillo Capuchino
- fr: Mésange huppée
- it: Parus cristatus
- pt: Chapim-de-poupa
- pl: Czubatka europejska

## Countries with the most observations

RU (3707), ES (2444), FR (1907), DE (1394), IT (953), AT (795), PT (634), FI (470), CH (361), PL (298), UA (240), LT (191)

## Summary

The crested tit or European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Great Britain, it is mainly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and rarely strays far from its haunts. A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_tit

## Photo

![Parus cristatus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-tit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59300623

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crested-tit?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).