Anthoscopus minutus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Penduline Tit sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 313 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 192 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Penduline Tit in West Coast National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month. That is one of West Coast National Park's wettest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Southern Penduline Tit sightings, West Coast National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 20%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Southern Penduline Tit that you can see in West Coast National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Cape Wagtail (about 70%), Cape Bulbul (about 70%) and Karoo Prinia (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 West Coast National Park (313 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.
