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Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCavity nestSmall · 16 g
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 1
Photo: Joshua Zupan · CC0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 2
Photo: Irina Mitine · CC BY 4.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 3
Photo: Irina Mitine · CC BY 4.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 4
Photo: Sue Carnahan · CC BY 4.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 5
Photo: Sue Carnahan · CC BY 4.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 6
Photo: Alan Vernon · CC BY 2.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 7
Photo: Alan Vernon · CC BY 2.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 8
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 9
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), photo 10
Photo: Linda Tanner from Los Osos, California, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0

What the Oak Titmouse sounds like

Sonogram of the Oak Titmouse: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call · Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara, California, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Oak Titmouse: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call · McClellan Ranch Preserve, Santa Clara, California, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Oak Titmouse: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by J. R. · Song · San Francisco Peninsula (near San Mateo), San Mateo County, California, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Voice: 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. Vocal behavior differs between males and females for oak titmouse.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Oak 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 Oak Titmouse

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Mexico

About the Oak Titmouse

The oak titmouse is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. 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.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatusThe black-crested titmouse is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs about 16.5 g (0.58 oz). Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) Bridled TitmouseBaeolophus wollweberiThe bridled titmouse is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayiThe juniper titmouse is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

Side by side: Oak Titmouse vs Tufted Titmouse · Black-crested Titmouse vs Oak Titmouse · Bridled Titmouse vs Oak Titmouse

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