African Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyRemizidae (Penduline-Tits)
GenusAnthoscopus (African Penduline-Tits)
SpeciesAnthoscopus caroli (African Penduline-Tit)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nyungwe National Park

2 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026

517 Verified sightings across all 25 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the African Penduline-Tit

The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli), 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 (3.1 to 3.5 in) 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.

The grey penduline tit was formally described in 1871 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe from a specimen that had been collected in the Ovaquenyama or Oukwanyama district of Damaraland. This is now northern Namibia. Sharpe coined the binomial name Aegithalus caroli. This tit is now placed in the genus Anthoscopus that was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek anthos meaning "blossom" or "flower" with skopos meaning "searcher... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Cisticola chubbi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cinnyris regius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Muscicapa adusta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cinnyris venustus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dioptrornis fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apalis personata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eurillas latirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
2	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
17	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
18	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
23	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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African Penduline-Tit

About the African Penduline-Tit

Recent sightings of African Penduline-Tit in Nyungwe National Park

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Chubb's Cisticola

Common Bulbul

Green White-eye

Black Sawwing

Regal Sunbird

African Dusky Flycatcher

Streaky Seedeater

Variable Sunbird

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

African Stonechat

Black-faced Apalis

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found