Juniper Titmouse

Overview

Juniper Titmouse: Small titmouse with gray upperparts, paler underparts, and plain gray, crested head. Tail is long and dark. Along with the Oak Titmouse, was known as the Plain Titmouse until 1996, when they were shown to be seperate species due to differences in song, habitat, and genetic makeup.

Range and Habitat

Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat.

INTERESTING FACTS

The American Ornithologists' Union split the Plain Titmouse into the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup.
Strong legs and feet allows it to hang upside down to forage.
The incubating female sits very tight on the nest while incubating, and will hiss like a snake if disturbed.
A group of titmice are collectively known as a "banditry" and a "dissimulation" of titmice.

The Juniper Titmouse has a current rating of Least Concern due to the stability of its population and range. The Juniper Titmouse is native to only one country, Mexico. The range of the Juniper Titmouse is about 1 million square kilometers. The population of the Juniper Titmouse is about 300,000 individual birds. The prior rating for this bird species was Lower Risk. That rating was downgraded to Least Concern in 2004. At this time there are no known risks or threats regarding the range or the population of the Juniper Titmouse.