Grey penduline tit

Grey penduline tit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Anthoscopus
Species:
A. caroli
Binomial name
Anthoscopus caroli
(Sharpe, 1871)

The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli), also known as the African penduline-tit, is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. At 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) in length and a weight of 6.5 g (0.23 oz), it is one of the smallest species of bird found in Africa, along with its cousin the Cape penduline tit and the perhaps smaller mouse-colored penduline tit and the tit hylia.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anthoscopus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22731087A94305924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22731087A94305924.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). Birds of East Africa. London: Christopher Helm. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-7136-7347-0.