Grey penduline tit
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Remizidae |
| Genus: | Anthoscopus |
| Species: | A. caroli
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)
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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, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, 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][3]
Taxonomy[]
The race A. c. sylviella, found in parts of Kenya and Tanzania, is sometimes regarded as a separate species, the buff-bellied penduline-tit.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "African Penduline Tit - BirdForum Opus".
- ^ Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi by Stevenson & Fanshawe. Elsevier Science (2001), ISBN 978-0856610790
External links[]
- Grey Penduline Tit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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