Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Anthoscopus Higher classification Anthoscopus | Phylum Chordata Family Remizidae Scientific name Anthoscopus musculus Rank Species | |
Similar Bird, Anthoscopus, Penduline tit, Grey penduline tit, Cape penduline tit | ||
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.
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Range and population
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 km2.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
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