Baeolophus bicolor

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.4 Forest - Temperate

Biology

Diet

During the non-breeding season , the Tufted Titmouse spends most of its time foraging . Moving along the trunk and branches of trees , it searches leaves and bark crevices for insects such as caterpillars, beetles, ants , wasps, and bees, and for spiders and their egg cases. Titmice are often seen picking through suspended clusters of dead leaves. The birds also eat fruit, nuts and various seeds. In the fall and winter they cache hundreds of seeds in crevices in trees. These stored seeds provide a good food source when retrieved during the cold winter. Titmouse habitat includes deciduous woodlands, parklands, and suburban areas. This species is often seen at backyard feeders . It is common for the Titmouse to forage in mixed species flocks with Chickadees, Nuthatches, and small woodpeckers.

Reproduction

Breeding season lasts from early April to early July. The female builds her nest in a natural tree cavity or in a hole excavated by woodpeckers. The nest is often lined with moss, leaves, grass , fur, and snake skin . Many different types of trees are used, including elms, maples, pines, oaks, and beech trees. Nest height averages 10 m (35 ft ) above ground . Titmice will also nest in boxes. The female lays 3 - 9 creamy white eggs with brownish-purple spots, which she incubates for 13 days. Nestlings are altricial and do not open their eyes until they are 4 days old. Both parents feed the nestlings. The young leave the nest after 15-16 days, by which time they are fully feathered and look like the adults .

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Cavity
• Clutch Size: 4-8
• Length of Incubation : 13-14 days
• Days to Fledge : 15-18
• Number of Broods: 1, 2 in south

Migration

Nonmigratory

Behavior

Predators include hawks, owls, snakes , and cats.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Oct-2004.

Similar Species

Phainopepla

Members of the genus Baeolophus

There are approximately 18 species in this genus:

B. atricristatus (Black-Crested Titmouse) · B. atricristatus sennetti · B. bicolor (Tufted Titmouse) · B. bicolor atricristatus · B. inornatus (Oak Titmouse) · B. inornatus affabilis · B. inornatus cineraceus · B. inornatus inornatus (Oak Titmouse) · B. inornatus murinus · B. inornatus transpositus · B. ridgwayi (Juniper Titmouse) · B. ridgwayi ridgwayi (Juniper Titmouse) · B. ridgwayi zaleptus · B. wollweberi (Bridled Titmouse) · B. wollweberi annexus · B. wollweberi phillipsi · B. wollweberi vandevenderi · B. wollweberi wollweberi (Bridled Titmouse)

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Further Reading

• A geographic classification of Neotropical mammals. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1958. ENG url p. 623.
• A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field, by Ralph Huffmann...with four full page plates by Louis Agas BostonHoughton, Mifflin and company1904. ENG url p. 353.
• Anglo-russkii biologicheskii slovar' / [avtory, I. N. Afanas'eva et al.; spetsial'nye nauch. redaktory, O. I. Chibisova i L. A. Koziar]. Moskva: Russkii iazyk, 1979. ENG url p. 656.
• Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- ENG url p. 591.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Birds of America; editor-in-chief, T. Gilbert Pearson; consulting editor, John Burroughs; artists, R.I. Brasher, R. Bruce Horsfall [and] Henry Thurston. New York, The University Society, 1923. ENG url p. 206.
• Birds of New York / by Elon Howard Eaton. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1910-1914. ENG url p. 502.
• Birds of eastern Canada, by P. A. Taverner. Ottawa, J. de L. Tachprinter, 1919. ENG url p. 274.
• Birds of the Colorado Valley: a repository of scientific and popular information concerning North American ornithology / by Elliott Coues. Washington: G.P.O., 1878. ENG url p. 786.
• Birds: their photographs and home life / by A. H. Cordier with 145 illustrations from photographs of wild birds, by the author. Philadelphia: Dorrance, c1923. ENG url p. 228.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 380, p. 793.
• Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. Bloomington, Ill.: The Laboratory, 1878-[1918]. ENG url p. 332, p. 334, p. 392.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 147.
• Cassinia. Philadelphia, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club. ENG url p. 53, p. 74, p. 79, p. 87.
• Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1934. ENG url p. 81.
• Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests. Ames, Iowa State College Press[1959] ENG url p. 499.
• Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. ENG url p. 233.
• Color key to North American birds, with bibliographical appendix, by Frank M. Chapman with upwards of 800 drawings, by Chester A. Reed, B.S. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1912. ENG url p. 290.
• Fauna of New England, 11: list of the aves / by Glover M. Allen. Boston: Society of Natural History, 1909. ENG url p. 10.
• Fauna of New England. Boston, Printed for the [Boston] Society [of Natural History] from the Gurdon Saltonstall Fund, 1904-25. ENG url p. 10.
• Fauna of New England. List of the Araneida. Boston, For Society, 1908. ENG url p. 10.
• Michigan bird life: a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation t by Walter Bradford Barrows. Lansing: Michigan Agricultural College, 1912. ENG url p. 692.
• Problems of genetics, by William Bateson New Haven, Yale University Press; [etc., etc.]1913. ENG url p. 159.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. [Washington, Biological Society of Washington] ENG url p. 193, p. 4.
• Proceedings of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union. Lincoln, [1900-15] ENG url p. 28.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 209, p. 417, p. 504, p. 547, p. 556, p. 586, p. 590, p. 597.
• Social feeding behavior of birds. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1954. ENG url p. 56.
• The birds of Connecticut, by John Hall Sage and Louis Bennett Bishop, assisted by Walter Parks Bliss. Hartford, Printed for the State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1913. ENG url p. 174.
• The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Chicago, 1909. ENG url p. 752, p. 752.
• The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. With introd. and analytical keys by Lynds Jones; illustrated with photos. taken by the author and others. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co., 1903. ENG url p. 660, p. 661.
• The transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. St. Louis: The Academy, 1860-1958. ENG url p. 255, p. 268.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 07, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3848407
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554138
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852038
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554138
• IUCN ID: 52119
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAW01110
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 906

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