Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei] (African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei])

African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei]

Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei] (= Anthoscopus caroli) (Sharpe, RB 1871)

The grey penduline tit, 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 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. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Remizidae
Genus:
   Anthoscopus
Scientific:
  Anthoscopus caroli

Original description

Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1871)

Reference:
Ibis

Protonym:
Aegithalus caroli

Type locality:
Ovaquenyama, Damaraland, South West Africa.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8587927

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F40D02B2359D439C

Avibase ID:
avibase-F40D02B2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F40D02B2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558607

Geographic range:

Anthoscopus caroli caroli: northern Namibia, southern Angola, Botswana, and southwestern Zambia
Anthoscopus caroli hellmayri: eastern and southern Zimbabwe (although absent from eastern highlands, except Chipinga uplands), southern Mozambique (south of Inhambane district and inland to Save River and southwestern Manica Sofala), and northeastern South Africa (northern and eastern Transvaal, and northern KwaZulu-Natal, westward to about Ladysmith and southwestward to Estcourt)
Anthoscopus caroli robertsi: Mozambique, Malawi, southeastern Zambia, eastern Tanzania, and southeastern Kenya
Anthoscopus caroli winterbottomi: northwestern Zambia and adjacent southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (southern Katanga)
Anthoscopus caroli rankinei: northeastern Zimbabwe
Anthoscopus caroli ansorgei: southeastern Gabon to Angola and southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anthoscopus caroli rhodesiae: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to northeastern Zambia and southwestern Tanzania (Ufipa Plateau)
Anthoscopus caroli pallescens: western Tanzania (Kigoma and Kungwe-Mahari)
Anthoscopus caroli roccatii: Uganda, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, northeastern Tanzania, and western Kenya
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei]
French:
Rémiz de Carl [excl. sharpei]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Penduline-Tit [excl. sharpei] ( Anthoscopus caroli [excl. sharpei])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Penduline Tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey Penduline-tit ( Anthoscopus caroli) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anthoscopus caroli [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anthoscopus caroli [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anthoscopus caroli [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Anthoscopus [caroli or sylviella]

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