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Mouse-colored Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus musculus
Mouse-colored Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus musculus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus musculus) is a member of the Remizidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 5.2 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 musculus
Where it lives
Central Ethiopia and South Sudan to Somalia, Kenya, northern Tanzania and northeastern Uganda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Remizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mouse-colored 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 Mouse-colored Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus musculus) is a species of bird in the Remizidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF c Ethiopia and South Sudan to Somalia, Kenya, n Tanzania and ne Uganda.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.2 g, with a wing length of about 4.9 cm and a tail of around 2.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 5.2 g.
Where does the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit live?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit is found across Africa with a range covering AF c Ethiopia and South Sudan to Somalia, Kenya, n Tanzania and ne Uganda, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit belong to?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus musculus) belongs to the Remizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit eat?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit migrate?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mouse-colored 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 Mouse-colored Penduline Tit make?
1 real field recording of the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Mouse-colored Penduline Tit's range?
The Mouse-colored Penduline Tit has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².
Conservation
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