Tufted titmouse
| Tufted titmouse | |
|---|---|
| Tufted titmouse | |
| Call | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paridae |
| Genus: | Baeolophus |
| Species: | B. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Approximate distribution map
Year-round | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parus bicolor Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird native to eastern North America. The species belongs to the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, was included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.