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Black-crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

A very skittish and grumpy bird, the black-crested titmouse is a small, mostly gray bird with a black crest and orange flanks. It used to be a subspecies of the much wider ranging Tufted Titmouse, but was split from it several years back.

Habitat:

Getting a drink at the bird blind in Palo Duro Canyon SP.

Reference Links:

Black-crested Titmouse, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

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Comments (2)
Caleb Steindel
nice pictures ashley, they keep getting better ;) i am constantly enthralled by your spotting page!

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