Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor)

The Tufted Titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor) is an American Singvogelart.

Features

This 15 cm long bird has a gray top, a white underside and rust- colored flanks, a white face, a small, pointy gray hood, a black and short, strong beak. The Tufted Titmouse is a lively, loud bird whose call is a Pieter - Pieter - Pieter is.

Occurrence

The range of the Tufted Titmouse extends from southeastern Canada through the eastern United States to north- eastern Mexico. She lives in forests, thickets and, especially if fed in winter, in gardens. Through the winter feeding, the nature spreads out to the north.

Behavior

The Tufted Titmouse searches on branches, sometimes on the ground for insects, especially after caterpillars, but also seeds, berries and nuts. The animal is a sedentary bird in winter and forms small, mixed flocks of birds.

Reproduction

The Tufted Titmouse breeds in deciduous and mixed forests. A cup nest of hair, wool, leaves, and grass is built in a tree cavity or nest box. The nest consists of up to eight eggs. Sometimes the young birds of the previous year to help in the rearing of the young. Even after the breeding season, the breeding pair stays together and defends its territory.