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 classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Juniper Titmouse breeds away from the slope in Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. Identification The Oak Titmouse and Juniper Titmouse appear identical, but differ in voice as well as range. In general, the bird is brown-tinged with a plain face and short crest, and measures 5.75 inches in length. More

concentrated on the Juniper Titmouse in Utah (Cooper 1997) and Arizona (Weathers and Greene 1998). Vocalizations and vocal behavior have been studied in both the Oak Titmouse in California (Dixon 1969) and the Juniper Titmouse in Arizona (Gaddis 1983, Johnson 1983, 1987a). Other studies involving both species have focused on behavioral or ecologic interactions with sympatric congeners in California (Dixon 1954) and Arizona (Dixon 1950, Gaddis 1987), respectively. More

The Juniper Titmouse is essentially gray. In most places the vocalizations of the two are different and very useful for identification purposes. A gray titmouse is common and approachable in the campground at Lava Beds National Monument, eastern Siskiyou Co., California. This is within a couple miles of the Modoc County border and I would call it within the western Modoc Plateau. More

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. The face is plain, and the undersides are a lighter gray. Sexes are similar. More

Titmouse into the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup. The Oak Titmouse is a small, brown-tinged gray bird with small tuft or crest. The face is plain, and the undersides are a lighter gray. Sexes are similar, as there is very little to no sexual dimorphism. More

The Juniper Titmouse has a current rating of Least Concern due to the stability of its population and range. The Juniper Titmouse is native to only one country, Mexico. The range of the Juniper Titmouse is about 1 million square kilometers. The population of the Juniper Titmouse is about 300,000 individual birds. The prior rating for this bird species was Lower Risk. That rating was downgraded to Least Concern in 2004. More

: The Juniper Titmouse is highly restricted to pinyon-juniper woodlands (Andrews and Righter 1992, Balda and Masters 1980, Behle 1985, Bradfield 1974, Phillips and others 1964, Small 1994). It occasionally wanders into other habitats (usually riparian) within its range that are adjacent to or near pinyon-juniper woodlands during the nonbreeding season (Andrews and Righter 1992, Bradfield 1974, Brown and others 1984, Phillips and others 1964, Small 1994, Sogge and others 1998). More

Juniper Titmouse was identified as a separate species in 1997 when Plain Titmouse was split into Juniper Titmouse and Oak Titmouse (located primarily in California). Based on Breeding Bird Survey estimates, Colorado has 5% of the U.S. JUTI population. (More than 90% of the JUTIs are found in only 4 states: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. More

Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat. Breeding and Nesting Juniper Titmouse: Three to nine white eggs, sometimes faintly marked with red brown, are laid in a tree cavity, fence-post hole, or crevice. The nest is composed of grass, fur, and some feathers. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female. Foraging and Feeding Juniper Titmouse: Eats insects, berries, and seeds. More

appropriately as Plain Titmouse, the Juniper Titmouse is found primarily in the Great Basin. More

while the Juniper Titmouse song consists of a series of rapid syllables on the same note. Ranges overlap only in a small area in California. The Tufted Titmouse, which does not overlap in range, has whiter belly, rusty flanks, and black on the forehead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper_Titmouse The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

Bent Life History for the Juniper Titmouse - the common name and sub-species reflect the nomenclature in use at the time the description was written. The Plain titmouse has been divided into two species, the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse by the AOU. PLAIN TITMOUSE PARUS INORNATUS INORNATUS Gambel HABITS This is, indeed, a plain titmouse, without a trace of contrasting colors in its somber dress; inornatus, unadorned, is also a good name for it. More

The Juniper Titmouse is a very plain, largely uniform gray color, including its crest. It is smaller than the Tufted Titmouse of the southeastern U.S. juniper titmouse Female - Sexes similar. Seasonal change in appearance - None. Juvenile - Similar to adults. More

Until recently the Juniper Titmouse and the Oak Titmouse were considered one species called the Plain Titmouse. The Plain Titmouse is a year-round resident from southern Oregon, northeastern Nevada, southern Wyoming, and western Oklahoma, south to Baja California, central and southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas. In California, it prefers oak woodlands; in the Great Basin and desert mountain ranges, it occurs in pinyon-juniper woodlands. Greatest numbers inhabit evergreen trees in dry woodlands of the Southwest. More

The Juniper Titmouse is a small, gray colored bird of the United States Great Basin. Until recently, the Juniper Titmouse and the Oak Titmouse comprised the Plain Titmouse species. Difficulty: ModerateInstructions 1. Step 1 Look for the Juniper Titmouse in the western and southwestern parts of the United States. More

Juniper Titmouse is attracted to feeders with suet, peanut butter and sunflower seeds. The song of the Juniper Titmouse is a rolling series of notes given on the same pitch. Its call sounds like a raspy tschick-adee. This species build its nest in a woodpecker hole, natural cavity, or nest box, lining it with grass, moss, mud, hair, feathers, and fur. It breeds from March into July, with peak activity in April and May, laying 3-9 eggs, usually 4-7. More

Titmouse #19Other Juniper Titmouse images of equal quality are available. More

Juniper Titmouse is a species of pinyon-juniper woodlands of the intermountain region, with New Mexico holding a significant percentage of the species population. It has shown moderate to large population declines, mostly since 1980, particularly in New Mexico and Colorado. More

This Juniper Titmouse was photographed at the Frijole Ranch Unit of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Salt Flat, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. More

The Juniper Titmouse is shown with a Little Songbird Lantern Identification Tips: * Length: 5 3/4 inches * Short bill * Gray crest * Dull gray upperparts * Grayish-white underparts * Sexes similar * Often found in small flocks * Formerly conspecific (of the same species) with Oak Titmouse More

Until recently the Juniper Titmouse was considered a subspecies of the Plain Titmouse, which has been split into this species and the Oak Titmouse. This acrobatic feeder eats nuts, seeds, insects, calling often as it plucks food from trees and bushes. Its call is a harsh see-dee-dee. The Juniper Titmouse is a sparrow-sized bird that is plain gray with paler underparts and a small crest which is usually erect. More

* Juniper Titmouse - Photos of eggs, nests, young (Sialis.org) * Birds of North America online * Western Birds' Nests, 1979 * The Birders Handbook, 1988 * Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas, Hugh E. Kingery editor, 1998 - The gray wardrobe of the Juniper Titmouse and its careful adherence to dense cover seem appropriate for a secretive, reclusive hermit. - Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas, Hugh E. More