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Yellow Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus parvulus
Yellow Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Yellow Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) is a member of the Remizidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 5.8 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 parvulus
Where it lives
Southern Mauritania to Guinea Bissau, east to South Sudan and northeastern DR Congo
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Remizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow 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 Yellow Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) belongs to the Remizidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF s Mauritania to Guinea Bissau, e to South Sudan and ne DR Congo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.8 g, with a wing length of about 5 cm and a tail of around 2.8 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 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow Penduline Tit?
The Yellow Penduline Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 5.8 g.
Where does the Yellow Penduline Tit live?
The Yellow Penduline Tit is found across Africa with a range covering AF s Mauritania to Guinea Bissau, e to South Sudan and ne DR Congo, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow Penduline Tit belong to?
The Yellow Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) belongs to the Remizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow Penduline Tit eat?
The Yellow Penduline Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow Penduline Tit migrate?
The Yellow Penduline Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow 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 Yellow Penduline Tit make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow 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 Yellow Penduline Tit's range?
The Yellow Penduline Tit has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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