Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Bushtit (Aegithalidae)

Code 4

BUSH

Code 6

PSAMIN

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown in all juveniles and adult males; in adult females, becomes white, pale yellow, or gray after fledging.
Head Pattern: Capped, Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Pale Brown
Forehead Color: Pale Brown
Nape Color: Gray
Throat Color: Pale Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 11 cm (4.5 in)
Weight: 6 g (0.2 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with gray wash; sometimes washed in buff.
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering flights of short duration.
Wingspan Range: 18 cm (7 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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