Great Tit - Parus major - Koolmees
Europe, Northwest-Africa and Asia.

The following 16 subspecies are being recognized:
Parus major newtoni - British Islands;
Parus major major - Europe to Northwest-Iran, Siberia, Lake Baikal, Altai and Sayan Mountains;
Parus major kapustini - Northwest-China to Mongolia and East-Siberia;
Parus major corsus - Iberian Peninsula and Corsica;
Parus major mallorcae - Balaeric Islands;
Parus major excelsus - Northwest-Africa;
Parus major ecki - Sardinia;
Parus major aphrodite - South-Italy, Sicily, South-Greece, Mediterranean islands and Cyprus;
Parus major niethammeri - Crete;
Parus major terraesanctae - Northwest-Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan;
Parus major karelini - Southeast-Azerbaijan and Northwest-Iran;
Parus major blanfordi - North-Iraq, Northcentral- and Southwest-Iran;
Parus major bokharensis - Russia to Tien Shan and Karatau Mountains and Northwest-Afghanistan;
Parus major turkestanicus - Lake Balkhash to West-China and Southwest-Mongolia.
Parus major ferghanensis - South-Kirgiz and West-Tien Shan Mountains to West-Pamirs and Turkestan;
Parus major intermedius - Northeast-Iran and adjacent Southwest-Turkmenistan.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.