Bridled Titmouse

Baeolophus wollweberiOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Codes: Common Name: BRTI Scientific Name: BAEWOL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 554141

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Light brown in young; Dark brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Crested or plumed
Crown Color: Black bordered gray crest.
Forehead Color: Gray
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

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Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body

Length Range: 10-13 cm (4-5.25 in)
Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
Size: Size 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color: White, Black, Gray
Underparts: White with gray wash.
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats. Short-distance flights with several quick wing beats, then wings pulled to sides, repeated.
Wingspan Range: 18-20 cm (7-8 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Gray

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Bridled Titmouse

Bridled Titmouse: Small titmouse, gray upperparts, black-bordered gray crest, white face, black bib, eyestripe, ear patch border, pale gray underparts. Gray wings, tail. Weak flight with shallow wing beats. Flies short distances with several quick wing beats, then pulls wings to sides.

● Song: "chee-wee", "chick-a-dee-dee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bridled Titmouse: Eats insects, pine seeds, acorns, and other seeds. Gleans insects from leaves and twigs, often hanging upside down; holds food under feet for pecking. Often forages in mixed species flocks.

● Breeding & nesting: Bridled Titmouse: Five to seven white eggs are laid in a nest made of moss, lined with animal fur, feathers, and shredded bark, and built from 4 to 8 feet above the ground in a conifer, deciduous tree, nest box, or snag. Female incubates eggs for about 14 days.

● Similar species: Bridled Titmouse: Mountain Chickadee is crestless and has white eyestripe that does not connect with bib. Juniper Titmouse is gray overall, slightly darker on wings, tail and upperparts, and lacks facial markings.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats. Short-distance flights with several quick wing beats, then wings pulled to sides, repeated.

● Range & Habitat: Bridled Titmouse: Resident from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico southward through mountains of Mexico to southern Mexico. Preferred habitats include oak and mixed oak-pine-juniper woodlands.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationStable and common

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight0.4 Ounces

Perching-like Head

Perching-like Body

Perching-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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