Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
Grey Tit (Parus afer) - HBW 12, p. 736
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 Clancey, 1963 - Lesotho and S South Africa (S Free State, W Eastern Cape).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One individual of a pair flew very close in response to playback and responded from a low bush. 11:31am. Locality Eierkop, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
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Charles Hesse 31 May 2010 2 years ago 4
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