| Mouse-coloured penduline tit | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Remizidae |
| Genus: | Anthoscopus |
| Species: | A. musculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthoscopus musculus (Hartlaub, 1882) | |
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The mouse-coloured penduline tit or mouse-colored penduline tit (Anthoscopus musculus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. At 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, it is one of the two shortest birds native to Africa, alongside the tit hylia.
Taxonomy
The mouse-coloured penduline tit was formally described in 1882 by the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub under the binomial name Aegithalus musculus. The species is now placed in the genus Anthoscopus that was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek anthos meaning "blossom" or "flower" with skopos meaning "searcher". The specific epithet musculus is Latin meaning "little mouse". The species is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
Distribution and habitat
This species has an extensive range in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 550,000 km. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anthoscopus musculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711653A94305518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711653A94305518.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). Birds of East Africa. London: Christopher Helm. p. xx. ISBN 978-0-7136-7347-0.
- Hartlaub, Gustav (1882). "Diagnosen Arten aus Centralafrika". Ornithologisches Centralblatt. 7 (11 & 12): 91–92.
- Cabanis, Jean (1850–1851). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (in German and Latin). Vol. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 89.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Waxwings and allies, tits, penduline tits". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 49, 262. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
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