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title: "African Blue Tit"
description: "Cyanistes teneriffae — Uccelli. The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a species of bird in the family Paridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/african-blue-tit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Blue Tit

> Cyanistes teneriffae — Uccelli. The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.

- Scientific name: *Cyanistes teneriffae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2271
- Wikidata: [Q10546857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10546857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144850](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144850)

## Names

- en: African Blue Tit
- de: Kanarenmeise
- es: Herrerillo Africano
- fr: Mésange nord-africaine
- pl: Modraszka kanaryjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1173), DZ (511), MA (344), TN (28)

## Summary

The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in northern Africa, Pantelleria (Italy) and the Canary Islands (Spain).  Its natural habitat is temperate forests. This species and the Eurasian blue tit were formerly considered conspecific. The status of this species has not been assessed  because it is noted to be common on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The species has been used in many research studies due to its island populations and relevance to evolutionary hypotheses.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_blue_tit

## Photo

![African Blue Tit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-blue-tit/medium.jpg)

Photo: karim Attouche · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56882380

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-blue-tit?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).