Cape penduline tit
| Cape penduline tit | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Remizidae |
| Genus: | Anthoscopus |
| Species: | A. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812) | |
The Cape penduline tit or southern penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus) is a species of bird in the Remizidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. At 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, it is one of the smallest species of bird found in Africa, along with its cousins the grey penduline tit and the mouse-coloured penduline tit.[2][3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anthoscopus minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi by Stevenson & Fanshawe. Elsevier Science (2001), ISBN 978-0856610790
External links
- Cape Penduline Tit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.