Juniper titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayi

The juniper titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

Family: Paridae Order: passerines Conservation: Least Concern

About the Juniper titmouse

The juniper titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The American Ornithologists' Union split the plain titmouse into the oak titmouse and the juniper titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup. The juniper titmouse is a small, gray bird with small tuft or crest. Male and female are visually similar. This titmouse lives year-round primarily in the Great Basin, but is resident from southeastern Oregon and central Colorado south to the eastern Mojave Desert in California and central Arizona, as far as west Texas and extreme northeastern Sonora, Mexico-(the Madrean sky islands). It prefers open woodlands of warm, dry pinyon-juniper, juniper and desert riparian woods. Juniper titmice will sleep in cavities,

Fun Facts About Juniper titmouse

Young are altricial, and are tended by both parents in nest for 16–21 days.
The female is the primary incubator, the process of which takes 14–16 days.
The American Ornithologists' Union split the plain titmouse into the oak titmouse and the juniper titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup.
This species builds its nest in a woodpecker hole, natural cavity, or nest box, lining it with grass, moss, mud, hair, feathers, and fur.
It may join mixed-species flocks after breeding season for foraging.

Conservation Status

The Juniper titmouse is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.

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Taxonomy & Classification

Order	passerines
Family	Paridae
Genus	Baeolophus
Species	Baeolophus ridgwayi