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Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolorOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:



Egg Color:

Creamy white with brown speckles



Number of Eggs:

4 - 8



Incubation Days:

13 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Lined with bark, leaves, soft grass and moss, snakeskin, and bits of animal fur and hair.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Tufted Titmouse: The largest titmouse, it has gray upperparts, pale gray underparts, rust-brown flanks. Head has dark gray cap and crest, pale gray face, and white eye-ring. Bill is black. Wings and tail are gray. Legs and feet are gray. Most spend their entire lives not far from their birthplace.

Range and Habitat

Tufted Titmouse: Breeds from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, the Gulf Coast, and central Florida. Preferred habitats include swampy or moist woodlands, and urban shade trees.

Breeding and Nesting

Tufted Titmouse: Four to eight brown-speckled, creamy white eggs are laid in a natural cavity, bird box, or woodpecker hole lined with bark, leaves, soft grass, moss, snakeskin, and bits of animal fur. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Tufted Titmouse: Eats insects, spiders, snails, various berries, acorns, and seeds. Forages in trees, sometimes upside down; often in mixed species flocks

Readily Eats

Suet, Sunflower Seed

Vocalization

Tufted Titmouse: Song is a bold, high-pitched, whistled "peter, peter; peter" or "peto,peto,peto." Call varies from high-pitched, thin squeaky notes to low, harsh, fussy scolding notes.

Similar Species

Tufted Titmouse: Phainopepla is larger and dull gray overall.

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Family Titmice (Paridae)_blue
Species Baeolophus bicolor
Length6.5 Inches
Wingspan10.75 Inches

Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse: The largest titmouse, it has gray upperparts, pale gray underparts, rust-brown flanks. Head has dark gray cap and crest, pale gray face, and white eye-ring. Bill is black. Wings and tail are gray. Legs and feet are gray. Most spend their entire lives not far from their birthplace.

● Song: "peter-peter-peter", "peto-peto-peto"

● Foraging & Feeding: Tufted Titmouse: Eats insects, spiders, snails, various berries, acorns, and seeds. Forages in trees, sometimes upside down; often in mixed species flocks

● Breeding & nesting: Tufted Titmouse: Four to eight brown-speckled, creamy white eggs are laid in a natural cavity, bird box, or woodpecker hole lined with bark, leaves, soft grass, moss, snakeskin, and bits of animal fur. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Tufted Titmouse: Phainopepla is larger and dull gray overall.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering short flights with shallow rapid wing beats., Flittering flight with several quick wing beats alternating with wings drawn to sides, then repeated.
Tufted Titmouse Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Tufted Titmouse: Breeds from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, the Gulf Coast, and central Florida. Preferred habitats include swampy or moist woodlands, and urban shade trees.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.8 Ounces