
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Also known as: Interior Plain Titmouse
About This Species
This small gray songbird is tied closely to pinyon-juniper woodland across the interior western United States, foraging actively in juniper canopy for insects and seeds and readily visiting feeders near woodland edges. Listen for its rapid, repeated whistled song, often the easiest way to locate a pair in dense juniper cover.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- View from a short distance with binoculars; this species generally tolerates quiet observers, but it nests in tree cavities that should not be disturbed or inspected closely during the breeding season.
- Avoid pruning or clearing juniper habitat known to hold active nests.
LCAvesPasseriformesParidae
Seasonal Activity
142,512 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
Photo
(c) Sam Hough, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sam Hough
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Occurrence data from GBIF.