Grey Tit

The Grey Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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The Grey Tit is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Grey Tit (Parus afer) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Parus afer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. This Sylvioidea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

The Grey Tit-flycatcher (Myioparus plumbeus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. More

Distribution of Grey tit in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. Food It eats a variety of insects (especially caterpillars), supplemented with fruit. More

The Grey Tit is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Paridae bird family group which includes birds such as Tits, Penduline-Tits. The description for the Grey Tit (Latin name Parus afer) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Parus afer can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 551 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 743. You will find a picture of the Grey Tit on page 769. More

a picture of the Grey Tit-Flycatcher on page 753. The Grey Tit-Flycatcher belongs to the family of birds classified as Muscicapidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Grey Tit-Flycatcher is also known by these other names: Grey Titbabbler, Grey Tit-Warbler, Solitary Flycatcher, Lead-coloured Flycatcher. More

grey tit kruger national park birds The Grey Tit (Latin name Parus afer) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 551 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 743 also a picture of the Grey Tit on page 769. The Grey Tit belongs to the family of birds classified as Paridae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Grey Tit is also known by these other names: Acacia Grey Tit. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Paridae
Genus : Parus
Species : afer
Authority : Gmelin, 1789