Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Related Birds

Bushtit
Wrentit
Oak Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Verdin
Bridled Titmouse
Black-crested Titmouse

General

Juniper Titmouse: Small titmouse with gray upperparts, paler underparts, and plain gray, crested head. Tail is long and dark. Sexes are similar. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Plain Titmouse.

Range and Habitat

Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"tschick-adee"

Interesting Facts

The American Ornithologists' Union split the Plain Titmouse into the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup.

Strong legs and feet allows it to hang upside down to forage.

The incubating female sits very tight on the nest while incubating, and will hiss like a snake if disturbed.

A group of titmice are collectively known as a "banditry" and a "dissimulation" of titmice.

Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Juniper Titmouse

Juniper Titmouse: Small titmouse with gray upperparts, paler underparts, and plain gray, crested head. Tail is long and dark. Along with the Oak Titmouse, was known as the Plain Titmouse until 1996, when they were shown to be seperate species due to differences in song, habitat, and genetic makeup.

● Song: "tschick-adee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Juniper Titmouse: Eats insects, berries, and seeds. Gleans insects from tree trunks, branches, and foliage; also forages on the ground. Often clings beneath limbs or cones to extract seeds.

● Breeding & nesting: Juniper Titmouse: Three to nine white eggs, sometimes faintly marked with red brown, are laid in a tree cavity, fence-post hole, or crevice. The nest is composed of grass, fur, and some feathers. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Juniper Titmouse: Oak Titmouse is slightly smaller and is mousy gray-brown overall. Bridled Titmouse has darker gray upperparts, longer crest, and white face with black eyeline.

Flight Pattern

Short weak fluttering flights with rapid shallow wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationStable, Uncommon to fairly common

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight0.6 Ounces

Field Guide to Birds of North America