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Bridled Titmouse
Baeolophus wollweberi
Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) is a member of the Paridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 10.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Genus Baeolophus
- Species wollweberi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bridled Titmouse is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bridled Titmouse is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) belongs to the Paridae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA and Mexico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 532,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bridled Titmouse?
The Bridled Titmouse is a very small bird that weighs around 10.4 g.
Where does the Bridled Titmouse live?
The Bridled Titmouse is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA and Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bridled Titmouse belong to?
The Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bridled Titmouse eat?
The Bridled Titmouse is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bridled Titmouse migrate?
The Bridled Titmouse is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bridled Titmouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bridled Titmouse make?
1 real field recording of the Bridled Titmouse — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bridled Titmouse's range?
The Bridled Titmouse has a mapped global range of about 532,000 km².
Conservation
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