Anthoscopus

E703649

bird genus taxon

Anthoscopus is a genus of very small African passerine birds commonly known as penduline tits, noted for their intricate, woven nests.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	penduline tits ⓘ
containsTaxon	Anthoscopus ansorgei NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus arabicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus caroli NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus flavifrons NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus maestus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus minutus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus musculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus parvulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus punctifrons NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthoscopus sylviella NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Jean Cabanis NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	insects ⓘ other small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution	Africa ⓘ
endothermic	true ⓘ
family	Remizidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	savanna ⓘ scrub ⓘ woodland ⓘ
hasFeathers	true ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn	true ⓘ
hasWarmBlood	true ⓘ
isPasserine	true ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
laysHardShelledEggs	true ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Greek words for flower and searcher ⓘ
nativeTo	sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestType	pendulous nest ⓘ
notableFor	intricate woven nests ⓘ very small body size ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Remizidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior	builds elaborate enclosed nests ⓘ
subfamily	Remizinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
superfamily	Passeroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Anthoscopus minutus NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearDescribed	1851 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaudidae → hasMemberGenus → Anthoscopus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eremopterix

Cisticolidae → includesGenus → Anthoscopus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orthotomus

Remizidae → includesGenus → Anthoscopus ⓘ

Remizidae → notableSpecies → Anthoscopus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anthoscopus minutus