Mouse-coloured penduline tit
| Mouse-coloured penduline tit | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Remizidae |
| Genus: | Anthoscopus |
| Species: | A. musculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthoscopus musculus (Hartlaub, 1882) | |
The mouse-coloured penduline tit or mouse-colored penduline tit (Anthoscopus musculus) is a species of bird in the Remizidae family. At 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, it is one of the two shortest birds native to Africa, alongside the tit hylia.[2]
Range and population
This species has an extensive range in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 550,000 km2.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Anthoscopus musculus". 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
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 10, 2009.