Sennar penduline tit

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Sennar penduline tit
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Genus: Anthoscopus
Species:
A. punctifrons
Binomial name
Anthoscopus punctifrons
(Sundevall, 1850)
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The Sennar penduline tit (Anthoscopus punctifrons) is a species of bird in the family Remizidae, the most northerly member of the genus Anthoscopus. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Anthoscopus punctifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22711639A94305035. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711639A94305035.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.