How big is a Grey Penduline Tit?

The Grey Penduline Tit is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.

Where can you see a Grey Penduline Tit?

The Grey Penduline Tit occurs in 15 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Eswatini.

What does a Grey Penduline Tit sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Grey Penduline Tit on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Grey Penduline Tit?

The Grey Penduline Tit is most easily confused with the Cape Penduline Tit, the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit and the Yellow Penduline Tit.

Grey Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Penduline Tits · Passeriformes · Rare

The Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli) is a rare penduline tit found in 15 countries, weighing about 7 g. The grey penduline tit, also known as the African penduline-tit, is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.

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Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 1 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 2 — Photo: Justin Ponder · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 3 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 4 — Photo: Josiah Londerée · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 5 — Photo: Josiah Londerée · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 6 — Photo: Henggang Cui · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 7 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 8 — Photo: i_c_riddell · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 9 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli), photo 10 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Grey Penduline Tit

The grey penduline tit, 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 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.

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What the Grey Penduline Tit sounds like

Recording: paulo kivuyo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

South Africa Zimbabwe Zambia Tanzania Eswatini Mozambique Uganda Kenya Namibia Botswana Malawi Rwanda Angola Congo - Kinshasa Gabon

When to see it

The Grey Penduline Tit can be seen all year round, with peak activity in August. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Grey Penduline Tit look like?: The grey penduline tit, also known as the African penduline-tit, is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.
How big is a Grey Penduline Tit?: The Grey Penduline Tit is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
Where can you see a Grey Penduline Tit?: The Grey Penduline Tit occurs in 15 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Eswatini.
What does a Grey Penduline Tit sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Grey Penduline Tit on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Grey Penduline Tit?: The Grey Penduline Tit is most easily confused with the Cape Penduline Tit, the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit and the Yellow Penduline Tit.

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