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 Tarangire National Park

1 Verified sightings at Tarangire 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 Tarangire National Park

Anthoscopus musculus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Dinemellia dinemelli

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Urolestes melanoleucus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bubalornis niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Histurgops ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lanius cabanisi

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 Tarangire National Park

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit

Superb Starling

Ashy Starling

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Magpie Shrike

Fork-tailed Drongo

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Rufous-tailed Weaver

Red-billed Oxpecker

Rattling Cisticola

Long-tailed Fiscal

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found