Английская Википедия:Anthoscopus

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Anthoscopus is a genus of birds in the penduline tit family Remizidae. The genus is restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa, where it ranges from the Sahel to South Africa. Unlike many of the Eurasian penduline, these species are not generally migratory, instead remaining close to their breeding sites year round. A wide range of habitats is occupied by the six species, from deserts to woodlands to rainforest.

Nests

Their pendulous and elaborately woven nests have false entrances above the true entrance, these in turn lead to a false chamber. The true nesting chamber is accessed by the parent opening a hidden flap, entering and then closing the flap shut again, the two sides sealing with sticky spider webs. These false entrances are used to confuse potential predators and protect the eggs and nestlings.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Anthoscopus was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the Cape penduline tit as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek anthos meaning "blossom" or "flower" with skopos meaning "searcher".[4]

The genus contains the following six species:[5]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Sennar penduline tit Anthoscopus punctifrons Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan
Файл:Faune de la Sénégambie (14280729098) (cropped).jpg Yellow penduline tit Anthoscopus parvulus Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, and Togo
Файл:Anthoscopus musculus Gronvold (cropped).jpg Mouse-colored penduline tit Anthoscopus musculus Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
Forest penduline tit Anthoscopus flavifrons Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Файл:Grey penduline tit, Anthoscopus caroli, also known as the African penduline-tit at Ndumo Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (28302297093).jpg Grey penduline tit or African penduline tit Anthoscopus caroli Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Файл:Southern Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus minutus).jpg Cape penduline tit or Southern penduline tit Anthoscopus minutus Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

References

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