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Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)
Juniper Titmouse Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Brown.
  • Head Pattern: Plain, Crested or plumed
  • Crown Color: Pale Gray
  • Forehead Color: Pale Gray
  • Nape Color: Pale Gray
  • Throat Color: Gray
  • Cere color: No Data
Juniper Titmouse Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 14 cm (5.5 in)
  • Weight: 17 g (0.6 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Gray
  • Underparts: White with gray wash.
  • Upperparts: Pale Gray
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Juniper Titmouse Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Short weak fluttering flights with rapid shallow wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 20 cm (8 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Gray
  • Under Tail: Gray
  • Leg Color: Gray-black
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Family Titmice (Paridae)_blue
Species Baeolophus ridgwayi
Length5.5 Inches
Wingspan8 Inches

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.
Juniper Titmouse Body Illustration
● 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