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Grey Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey penduline tit; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:12:55.423443+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Sharpe, 1871)
- Common name
- Grey Penduline Tit
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Remizidae
- Genus
- Anthoscopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyRemizidae Olphe-Galliard, 1891
- genusAnthoscopus Cabanis, 1851
- speciesAnthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anthoscopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sennar Penduline TitAnthoscopus punctifrons (Sundevall, 1850) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mouse-colored Penduline TitAnthoscopus musculus (Hartlaub, 1882) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest Penduline TitAnthoscopus flavifrons (Cassin, 1855) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow Penduline TitAnthoscopus parvulus (Heuglin, 1864) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cape Penduline TitAnthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aegithalus caroli Sharpe, 1871 Sharpe, 1871 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=558607 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:67FB2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.