Listen to the Tufted titmouse
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About the Tufted titmouse
The Tufted titmouse is a bird in the family Paridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the Tufted titmouse sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as tufted titmouse. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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 originally included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.
More from the family Paridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tufted titmouse sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tufted titmouse on this page, including its tufted titmouse. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Tufted titmouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tufted titmouse as “least concern”.
What family does the Tufted titmouse belong to?
The Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Tufted Titmouse by G. McGrane – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q738534 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tufted titmouse – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Rhododendrites – CC BY-SA 4.0