One of the 3 blue tits on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Paridae
African Blue Tit
Cyanistes teneriffae
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The African blue tit is a tit endemic to the Canary archipelago and north-west Africa, darker than the European blue tit: it has a slate-blue back and a strongly marked black band on the head. Each island has its own subspecies, with notable differences in colour and song, to the point that whether some should be treated as separate species is debated. It occupies almost every wooded habitat on the islands, from the laurel forest to urban gardens.
Weight
9 g – 13 g
Size
11 cm – 12 cm
Life expectancy
8 years
