Anthoscopus minutus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Cape penduline tit or southern penduline tit (Anthoscopus minutus) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. At eight centimetres (3 in) in length, it is one of the smallest species of bird found in Africa, along with its cousins the grey penduline tit and the mouse-coloured penduline tit.
The Cape penduline tit was formally described and illustrated in 1812 by the English naturalist George Shaw under the binomial name Sylvia minuta. 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 minutus is Latin meaning "little".
Three subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Penduline Tit sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Penduline Tit in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against about 10% in May and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of Waterberg Plateau Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 110 mm in January. April and June have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Penduline 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 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Southern Penduline Tit sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Southern Penduline Tit that you can see in Waterberg Plateau Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are African Red-eyed Bulbul (about 80%), Green-backed Camaroptera (about 70%) and Pale-winged Starling (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Penduline Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
