African Blue Tit bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsFuerteventura, Canary Blue Tit, Teneriffe Blue Tit, Palma or African Blue Tit, African Blue-Tit, Hierro or Palma Blue Tit, Hierro, Canary Islands Tit, Tenerife, African
Old latin name for birdCyanestes teneriffae, Parus teneriffae
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyTits, Chickadees / Paridae
GenusCyanistes
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionn, Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)

African Blue Tit bird sounds *

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    Call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Spain
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    Call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Spain
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    Call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Spain
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    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Spain
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    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Spain
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    Song, © Yoann Blanchon
    Spain
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    Song, © Olivier SWIFT
    Spain
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    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Spain
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    Call, © Cedric Mroczko
    Tunisia
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    Call, male, © Thomas Lüthi
    Spain
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see African Blue Tit

African Blue Tit subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cyanistes teneriffae cyrenaicaene Libya-No
Cyanistes teneriffae degenerFuerteventura and Lanzarote (e Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Cyanistes teneriffae hedwigaeGran Canaria (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Cyanistes teneriffae ombriosusEl Hierro (sw Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Cyanistes teneriffae palmensisLa Palma (nw Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Cyanistes teneriffae teneriffaeLa Gomera and Tenerife (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinusMorocco to n Tunisia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAfrikaanse bloumees
BasqueAmilotx urdin afrikarra, Mallerenga africana
BulgarianКанарски син синигер
CatalanMallerenga blava de les canàries, mallerenga africana
Chinese非洲青山雀, 非洲蓝山雀
Chinese (Traditional)非洲藍山雀
Croatiansjevernoafrička sjenica, Kanarska sjenica
Czechsýkora modrá, Sýkora modřinka kanárská
DanishKanarisk Blåmejse, Afrikansk Blåmejse, Mørk Blå, Mørk Blåmejse
DutchTenerifepimpelmees, Afrikaanse Pimpelmees
EsperantoAfrica blua paruo
Estoniankanaari sinitihane
Finnishafrikansinitiainen, Kanariansinitiainen
FrenchM. de Hierro, Mésange nord-africaine, M. de Fuerteventura, Mésange des Canaries, M. maghrébine, Mésange de Tenerife, M. de Hierro ou M. de Palma, Mésange d'Afrique, M. de Palma ou M. maghrébine, Mésange de Ténériffe
FrisianAfrikaansk blaumieske
GalicianFerreiriño africano, Ferreiriño azul africano, Mallerenga africana
GermanKanarenblaumeise, Kanarenmeise, Blaumeise-teneriffae
GreekΓαλαζοκαρακάξα, Αφρικανική Γαλαζοπαπαδίτσα
Hebrewירגזי כחול אפריקני
Hungarianafrikai kékcinege, Tenerifei kék cinege, Tenerifei cinege
IcelandicSunnumeisa
IrishMeantán gorm Canárach
ItalianCinciarella di Tenerife, Cinciarella algerina, Cinciarella africana
Japaneseアオガラ, テネリフェアオガラ
LatvianKanāriju zilzīlīte
Lithuaniankanarinė mėlynoji zylė, Kanarinė zylė
Northern SamiGahpergaccet
Norwegiankalottmeis, Kalottmeis
Norwegian NynorskKalottmeis
Polishmodraszka kanaryjska
Portuguesechapim-magrebino, chapim-azul-africano
RussianАфриканская лазоревка, Канарская лазоревка
SerbianKanarska plava senica, Afrička plava senica
Slovaksýkorka modrokrídla
SlovenianKanarski plavček
SpanishHerrerillo canario, Herrerillo Africano
Swedishkoboltmes
TurkishAfrika Baştankarası
Ukrainianсиниця канарська