Fun Facts About Tits (Birds) Mรฉsange charbonniรจre. Smart and Curious: Tits, especially great tits and blue tits, are considered highly intelligent. They’ve been seen solving complex problems, like opening milk bottle tops to get cream! Tiny But Bold: Despite their small size, tits are fearless and often dominate garden bird feeders, even over larger birds. Social Birds: Many tit species are social and often form mixed-species flocks in winter to help with foraging and predator awareness. Wide Variety: There are over 50 species of tits worldwide. Popular ones include the blue tit, great tit, coal tit, and crested tit. Incredible Memory: Some tit species, like the willow tit, can remember where they’ve hidden thousands of food items, like seeds and insects, for winter. Distinctive Calls: Each tit species has unique and complex vocalizations; they even change their call pitch to avoid being ...