Tits, Chickadees

Southern Black Tit

Melaniparus niger

The Southern Black Tit (Melaniparus niger) is a 22 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tits, Chickadees

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

22 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi.

Where to see it: Kadiki, Livingstone (Zambia); Majete Game Reserve (Malawi); Mbuluzi Game Reserve (Eswatini); Mbuluzi GR · Savanna Research Center (Eswatini); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini).

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