As the nation's representative indigenous bird, the great tit can be found all across Korea including Jeju Island and Ulleung Island. About 14.5cm tall, it has a black head and neck, with a white cheek. It sports a black, neck tie-shaped, vertical band on its belly. During the breeding period, the female and male live together, while in the winter, they roam in the forest along with coletits, marsh tits, long-tailed tits, among others. It breeds twice a year, the breeding period lasting from April to July. It lays 4~13 eggs at a time, which have a white background with tiny red/brown spots. It is a useful bird that feeds on vermin that harm crops and the forest. Its favorite foods include insects, arachnid, seeds of plants, etc.