Tufted Titmouse

(Baeolophus bicolor)

Conservation Status

 

 

 

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IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

 
NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

 
Minnesota

not listed

 
     

Description

 

Size

Total length: 6 to 6½ (15 to 17 cm)

Wingspan: 9¾ to 10 (24 to 25 cm)

Voice

The song is a low, clear peter-peter-peter-peter

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Habitat

Deciduous forests, parks with large mature trees

Ecology

Migration

 

Nesting

 

Food

 

Distribution

Occurrence

Occasional to common year-round resident in the southeast; rare elsewhere

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (birds)

Order

Passeriformes (perching birds)

Family

Paridae (tits, chickadees, and titmice)

Genus

Baeolophus (titmice)

Subordinate Taxa

 

Synonyms

Baeolophus bicolor ssp. bicolor

Parus bicolor

Parus bicolor ssp. bicolor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tufted Titmouse
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

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Tufted Titmouse
JMC Nature Photos

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Titmouse
jt893x

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Tufted Titmouse
Craig A. Mullenbach

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November 2012

 

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Tufted Titmouse
MyBackyardBirding

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Published on Feb 12, 2014

A Tufted Titmouse finds a bonanza of seed all to itself high in the Great Smokey Mountains. It makes repeated trips stocking up the seeds in a secret cache and eating a few. Generally these are lower elevation birds, but this is at 4,000 elevation. Their eyes are quite evocative and their faces quite expressive.

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Tufted Titmouse Calling Its Mate
Stephen Tabone

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Published on Mar 25, 2012

A Tufted Titmouse calling it mate shot with the Nikon D800 and 600mm lens. My blog: www.stevetaboneblog.com

Tufted Titmouse spring call
seahue

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Published on Apr 10, 2013

This little one (still haven't figured out a name yet) has been following me around since the autumn. He has yet to land on my hand. For some reason I have NEVER had a tufted titmouse land on my hand. I find this strange because there are sooo many of them. They circle me and wait for me to throw them a peanut.

The one in this video is a tough bird. His feathers are a mess because he gets in many fights. He is jealous of the nuthatch. He watches the nuthatch land on my hand and will yell at him:) He has attacked my nuthatch friend many times. But the nuthatch knows how to fight back...I love em both:) Perhaps some day this titmouse will land on my hand!

I finally was able to get a good shot of the white throated sparrow. They surround me on the ground and come closer to me each time I go outside. They like me to throw them half a peanut. I love em! They will be leaving me soon for cooler climates:( The juncos will go with them.

Titmouse's Tiska-say-say Call - April 2, 2013
Don Gagnon

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Published on Jun 10, 2013

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Feeding Fledgling during Spring Shower, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Wilderness Garden, Gagnon Wildlife Habitat, Pottersville, Somerset, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, June 7, 2013, 6:02 PM / 6:37 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_10632 / MVI_10633; 1:00 min.

Tufted Titmouse Fledgling - June 7, 2013
Don Gagnon

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Published on Jun 10, 2013

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Feeding Fledgling during Spring Shower, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Wilderness Garden, Gagnon Wildlife Habitat, Pottersville, Somerset, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, June 7, 2013, 6:02 PM / 6:37 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_10632 / MVI_10633; 1:00 min.

 

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Debbie Tasa
11/23/2021

Location: Zimmerman, Sherburne County

I am an avid birdwatcher and this is the first time I have seen a Tufted Titmouse in our location.

Jim Emmers
12/11/2016

Location: Le Center MN

in my backyard first time I ever saw one eatin at my feeders wanted picture but he would fly off after grabbing food.

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