Coal tit

Coal tit
Adult British coal tit, P. a. britannicus (note greenish-grey back)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paridae
Genus:	Periparus
Species:	P. ater
Binomial name
Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of P. ater   Resident   Non-breeding
Synonyms
Parus ater Linnaeus, 1758

The coal tit (Periparus ater), is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now usually included in this species.