African Blue Tit

Cyanistes teneriffae

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Cyanistes
eBird Code
afbtit2

Vocalizations

Norrland · CC0_1_0
John D Reynolds · CC_BY_4_0
Edo · CC0_1_0
John D Reynolds · CC_BY_4_0
Jakob Fahr · CC_BY_4_0
Donald Davesne · CC_BY_4_0
Codrin Bucur · CC_BY_4_0
Norrland · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae cyrenaicae

    northeastern Libya

  • Cyanistes teneriffae degener

    eastern Canary Islands (Fuerteventura and Lanzarote)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae hedwigae

    Canary Islands (Gran Canaria)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae ombriosus

    Hierro Island (southwestern Canary Islands)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae palmensis

    La Palma Island (western Canary Islands)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae teneriffae

    Canary Islands (Gomera and Tenerife)

  • Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinus

    northwestern Africa (Morocco to Tunisia) and Pantelleria Island (southern Italy)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.