Cyanistes teneriffae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in northern Africa, Pantelleria (Italy) and the Canary Islands (Spain). Its natural habitat is temperate forests. This species and the Eurasian blue tit were formerly considered conspecific. The status of this species has not been assessed because it is noted to be common on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The species has been used in many research studies due to its island populations and relevance to evolutionary hypotheses.
The African blue tit is found in Northern Africa, Pantelleria and the Canary Islands. It is widespread on the Islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, but scarce in local populations on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The African blue tit ranges from 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) in size. It is a small, sharp-billed, compact tit. The nominate race has a forehead and supercilium to centre of nape white, crown deep glossy blue, becoming blackish on the neck, with a blue dorsal and yellow ventral body. The song is a variable repetition of one or two notes.
The species is known to consume a variety of caterpillars. The diet... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Blue Tit sighting in Casablanca on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 45 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Blue Tit in Casablanca on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and December, the lowest months. Those are among Casablanca's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 100 mm in November. July has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Blue Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate African Blue Tit sightings, Casablanca ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rabat (Morocco, about 50%), Tunis (Tunisia, about 40%) and Fez (Morocco, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the African Blue Tit that you can see in Casablanca (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Spotless Starling (about 90%), House Sparrow (about 80%) and Eurasian Blackbird (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Blue Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Casablanca (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
