Somali Tit (Melaniparus thruppi)

Other Names (World)
Somali Tit, Acacia Tit, Northern Grey Tit, Northern Gray Tit

Family
Paridae (Tits And Chickadees)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1885)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Acacia Tit (Melaniparus thruppi) [XC755914]
by Andrew Spencer from Kudu Hills,Mererani, Simanjiro, Manyara Region, Tanzania (call)

Acacia Tit (Melaniparus thruppi) [XC451771]
by Barry Edmonston from near Baringo Lake, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Miombo Tit (Melaniparus griseiventris), Ashy Tit (Melaniparus cinerascens) and Grey Tit (Melaniparus afer). Has been considered conspecific with either one or both of last two, but differs morphologically, and is separated geographically from both by Miombo Tit (Melaniparus griseiventris).

Nominate subspecies intergrades with barakae in northern Kenya.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

thruppi (Shelley, 1885) - Southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (except south-west) and northern Kenya.
barakae (Jackson, 1899) - Extreme eastern Uganda, Kenya, south-western Somalia (Gedo) and north-eastern Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Somali Tit (Melaniparus thruppi) - 10 files

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