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The black-crested titmouse is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs about 16.5 g (0.58 oz). It is a moderately large member of its family and has a distinct crest. The sexes have the almost the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies B. a. atricristatus have the eponymous black crest; female's crests are dark gray. Both sexes have a buffy-white forehead, white lores, a white eye-ring with a black spot above it, and pale gray ear coverts. Their upperparts are deep plumbeous gray with a greenish cast on the mantle and rump. Voice: The black-crested titmouse's song is "five to seven rapidly delivered slurred phrases peew peew peew peew peew". One of its calls is "a series of angry, nasal, rising notes often preceded by very high, thin notes: ti ti ti sii sii zhree zhree zhree".
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When to see the Black-crested Titmouse
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-crested Titmouse
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-crested Titmouse
The black-crested titmouse or Mexican titmouse, is a passerine bird in the family Paridae, the tits and chickadees. It is found in Mexico and the U. S. states of Oklahoma and Texas and as a vagrant in at least one other state.
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Easily confused with
Bridled TitmouseBaeolophus wollweberiThe bridled titmouse is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz).
Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatusVoice: The song of the oak titmouse is a series of repeated phrases of two or three notes with the last note of lower pitch; usually, three to seven phrases are grouped together.
Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayiThe juniper titmouse is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
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