Cyanistes teneriffae
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an African Blue Tit sighting in Tunis on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 86 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an African Blue Tit in Tunis on a given day, against about 30% in June and July, the lowest months. August 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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate African Blue Tit sightings, Tunis ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Rabat (Morocco, about 50%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the African Blue Tit that you can see in Tunis (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Spotless Starling (about 90%), Eurasian Blackbird (about 80%) and Spanish Sparrow (about 80%), 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 Tunis (71 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.
