Tits and Chickadees (Paridae) - HBW 12

Grey Tit (Parus afer)

French: Mésange petit-deuil German: Kapmeise Spanish: Carbonero Gris
Other common names: Southern Grey Tit, Acacia (Grey) Tit, African Grey Tit

Taxonomy: Parus afer J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Forms a superspecies with P. thruppi, P. griseiventris P. cinerascens. Has been considered conspecific with any one or all of those. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • afer J. F. Gmelin, 1789 - W South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape) and apparently also E, C & SW Namibia.
  • arens</i> Clancey, 1963 <i>- Clancey, 1963 - Lesotho and S South Africa (S Free State, W Eastern Cape).

  • Least Concern
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