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Grey penduline tit

Anthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)

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The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli) is a species in the family Remizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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

Quick facts about the grey penduline tit

Weight
6.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.65 – 4.9src 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 grey penduline tit live?

Not recorded

What is the grey penduline tit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey penduline tit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_penduline_tit&oldid=1379211551), 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 grey penduline tit endangered?

The grey 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 grey penduline tit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyRemizidae
  6. genusAnthoscopus
  7. SpeciesAnthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)

Synonyms Aegithalus caroli

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • AFPTEnglish
  • African penduline-titEnglish
  • Grey penduline-titEnglish
  • GryskapokvoëlAfrikaans
  • teixidor de CarlCatalan
  • moudivláček africkýCzech
  • titw pendil AffricaWelsh
  • Gulpandet PungmejseDanish
  • Blassstirn-BeutelmeiseGerman
  • Weißstirn-BeutelmeiseGerman
  • palfrunta saknestuloEsperanto
  • Pájaro moscón africanoSpanish
  • Pájaro-moscón AfricanoSpanish
  • bantu kukkurtihaneEstonian
  • afrikanpussitiainenFinnish
  • Rémiz de CarlFrench
  • Rémiz de CarolFrench
  • mala sjenicaCroatian
  • afrikai függőcinegeHungarian
  • Pendolino grigioItalian
  • Pendolino africanoItalian
  • アフリカツリスガラJapanese
  • pilkoji remezaLithuanian
  • AcaciakapokmeesDutch
  • bantupungmeisNorwegian
  • remizek zmiennyPolish
  • chapim-do-algodão-cinzentoPortuguese
  • pássaro-do-algodão-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Белолобый ремезRussian
  • kúdeľníčka siváSlovak
  • Afrička senica vugaSerbian
  • grå pungmesSwedish
  • Doğu Afrika ÇulhakuşuTurkish
  • ремез сірийUkrainian
  • 非洲攀雀Chinese

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Relatives of the grey penduline tit

Other species in the same genus Anthoscopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey penduline tit?

An adult grey penduline tit weighs 6.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey penduline tit endangered?

The grey 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 grey penduline tit?

The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli) belongs to the family Remizidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-penduline-tit

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_penduline_tit_2026,
  title = {Grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-penduline-tit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}