The Southern Black Tit lives in dry open woodland and scrub in southern Africa. It searches among branches and leaves for small invertebrates.
The wings have white at the shoulder and edge, while the underside of the tail is barred gray and white.
It gleans small invertebrates among branches in dry mopane and acacia woodland and scrub. Pairs and small groups may join mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.