Yellow Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus)
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Yellow Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus parvulus (Heuglin, 1864)

8 cmLength5.8 gWeight

Yellow penduline tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria

Yellow Penduline Tit has been recorded at 33 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. TujerengGambia37 records
  2. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria27 records
  3. Campement de WassadouSenegal17 records
More places
  1. Tendaba – Tendaba CampGambia16 records
  2. TendabaGambia15 records
  3. Tono Dam & vicinityGhana14 records
  4. Farasuto Forest Community NRGambia13 records
  5. Benoue NPCameroon12 records
  6. PN du Delta du Saloum – Mangroves Toubacouta/SipoSenegal8 records
  7. Brufut WoodsGambia8 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GambiaGhanaNigeriaSenegalCameroonBenin

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Yellow penduline tit (Anthoscopus parvulus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. This small yellow passerine bird is found in semi-arid savanna regions of West Africa.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow Penduline Tit?

The Yellow Penduline Tit is about 8 cm long and weighs around 5.8 g.

Where does the Yellow Penduline Tit live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Mauritania to Guinea Bissau, east to South Sudan and northeastern DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria.

When is the best time to see the Yellow Penduline Tit?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow Penduline Tit endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow Penduline Tit as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow Penduline Tit eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow Penduline Tit in?

It belongs to the family Penduline Tits (Remizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
8 cm
Weight
5.8 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
50 mm
Tail
28 mm
Bill
9 mm
Tarsus
12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southern Mauritania to Guinea Bissau, east to South Sudan and northeastern DR Congo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Penduline Tits Remizidae
Genus
Anthoscopus

Other birds in the genus Anthoscopus

Yellow Penduline Tit

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