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Cape Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus minutus
Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) is a member of the Remizidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 6.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Remizidae Penduline Tits
- Genus Anthoscopus
- Species minutus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Remizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cape Penduline Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cape Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) belongs to the Remizidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF sw.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.6 g, with a wing length of about 5 cm and a tail of around 3.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cape Penduline Tit?
The Cape Penduline Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 6.6 g.
Where does the Cape Penduline Tit live?
The Cape Penduline Tit is found across Africa with a range covering AF sw, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Cape Penduline Tit belong to?
The Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) belongs to the Remizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cape Penduline Tit eat?
The Cape Penduline Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cape Penduline Tit migrate?
The Cape Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cape Penduline Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cape Penduline Tit make?
1 real field recording of the Cape Penduline Tit — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cape Penduline Tit's range?
The Cape Penduline Tit has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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