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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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:
Plain
Crown Color:
Pale Brown
Forehead Color:
Pale Brown
Nape Color:
Gray
Throat Color:
Pale Gray
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
11 cm (4.5 in)
Weight:
6 g (0.2 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X