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Cape penduline tit

Anthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812)

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The cape penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus) is a species in the family Remizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cape penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cape penduline tit

Weight
6.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.2 – 4.55src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cape penduline tit live?

Not recorded

What is the cape penduline tit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cape penduline tit or southern penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. At eight centimetres (3 in) in length, it is one of the smallest species of bird found in Africa, along with its cousins the grey penduline tit and the mouse-coloured penduline tit.

From the Wikipedia article “Cape penduline tit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_penduline_tit&oldid=1382603440), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cape penduline tit endangered?

The cape penduline tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the cape penduline tit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyRemizidae
  6. genusAnthoscopus
  7. SpeciesAnthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812)

Synonyms Aegithalus capensis, Sylvia minuta

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Cape penduline-titEnglish
  • SOPTEnglish
  • Southern penduline titEnglish
  • Southern penduline-titEnglish
  • Kaapse KapokvoëlAfrikaans
  • teixidor afroaustralCatalan
  • moudivláček kapskýCzech
  • titw pendil y PenrhynWelsh
  • Sydafrikansk PungmejseDanish
  • KapbeutelmeiseGerman
  • suda saknestuloEsperanto
  • Pájaro moscón de El CaboSpanish
  • Pájaro-moscón de El CaboSpanish
  • lõuna-kukkurtihaneEstonian
  • akasiapussitiainenFinnish
  • akaasiapussitiainenFinnish
  • Rémiz du CapFrench
  • Rémiz minuteFrench
  • sivoglava sjenicaCroatian
  • fokföldi függőcinegeHungarian
  • Pendolino del CapoItalian
  • Pendolino meridionaleItalian
  • キバラアフリカツリスガラJapanese
  • kapinė remezaLithuanian
  • Kaapse KapokmeesDutch
  • svartpannepungmeisNorwegian
  • remizek żółtobrzuchyPolish
  • chapim-do-algodão-do-caboPortuguese
  • pássaro-do-algodão-do-caboPortuguese
  • Капский ремезRussian
  • kúdeľníčka sivohlaváSlovak
  • Južna senica vugaSerbian
  • törnpungmesSwedish
  • Güney Afrika ÇulhakuşuTurkish
  • ремез південнийUkrainian
  • 南攀雀Chinese
  • 南方攀雀Chinese

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Relatives of the cape penduline tit

Other species in the same genus Anthoscopus.

CompareCape penduline tit vs Grey penduline titCape penduline tit vs Mouse-coloured penduline titCape penduline tit vs Yellow penduline titCape penduline tit vs Forest penduline tit

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cape penduline tit?

An adult cape penduline tit weighs 6.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cape penduline tit endangered?

The cape penduline tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the cape penduline tit?

The cape penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus) belongs to the family Remizidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cape penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cape-penduline-tit

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{cape_penduline_tit_2026,
  title = {Cape penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cape-penduline-tit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}