Juniper Titmouse

Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayi

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Paridae

About

The juniper titmouse 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.

Fun Fact

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.

Quick Facts

Habitat

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).

Diet

Eats insects and spiders, sometimes seen catching insects in mid air.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance