Tufted titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Identification Tips:
- Short bill
- Gray crest
- Dark forehead
- Pale gray upperparts
- White underparts
- Rusty flanks
- Birds from central and southern Texas (formerly a separate species,
Black-crested Titmouse) have black crests and pale foreheads-
map of breeding range
- Sexes similar
- Often found in small flocks
Similar species:
The Tufted Titmouse is similar to the Plain Titmouse but has rusty flanks
and a black forehead (or crest).