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Cape Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812)
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 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Cape penduline tit; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:12:46.800601+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anthoscopus minutus (Shaw, 1812)
- Name authority
- (Shaw, 1812)
- Common name
- Cape 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 minutus (Shaw, 1812)
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 |
| Grey Penduline TitAnthoscopus caroli (Sharpe, 1871) | RemizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow Penduline TitAnthoscopus parvulus (Heuglin, 1864) | 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 capensis Swainson, 1837 Swainson, 1837 | synonym |
| Sylvia minuta Shaw, 1812 Shaw, 1812 | 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=558609 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:67FB8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.