Tits, Chickadees

Dusky Tit

Melaniparus funereus

The Dusky Tit (Melaniparus funereus) is a 25 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tits, Chickadees

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

25 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea.

Where to see it: Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Kumbira Forest Reserve (Angola); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda); Ipassa Makokou Nature Reserve (Gabon); Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary (Ghana).

Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist