Bridled Titmouse

Baeolophus wollweberi

Unique: crested head with striking black-and-white pattern unlike any other bird. Primarily a Mexican species, with limited range in the U.S. Found in dry woodlands, especially with mixed oaks and junipers. Feeds on insects and acorns. Small and active; often joins mixed-species flocks with warblers, vireos, and kinglets. Visits feeders.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Baeolophus wollweberi
Authority
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Baeolophus

Range and habitat

Migration
Vertical migration

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

Other Birds

Tenggara Swiftlet

Tenggara Swiftlet

Collocalia sumbawae

A tiny swift with dark plumage except for the off-white underside from the lower breast down. Tail looks square, only sometimes showing a very marginal tail notch. Aerial and gregarious, gathering in flocks over a variety of habitats, both open and forested. Restricted to the western Lesser Sundas, where it only overlaps with one other similar species, White-nest Swiftlet. Tenggara Swiflet is smaller with a white underside, unlike that species.

Little Ground-Tyrant

Little Ground-Tyrant

Syrtidicola fluviatilis

Small tan flycatcher of river beaches; terrestrial, or perches on low shrubs. Tan above, lighter whitish below, with a black tail with white outer tail feathers. Overlaps with the similar and often more common Drab Water Tyrant. Compared to that species, Little Ground-Tyrant has lighter underparts, no facial pattern (unlike the black eye line and pale eyebrow of Drab Water Tyrant) and white outer tail feathers contrasting with black inner tail feathers (as opposed to uniformly brown). They often flush and move in low flight along river banks, exposing their diagnostic tail patterns. Prefers wide, open beaches and mudflats along rivers to steep river banks. Known to wander when not breeding, when it can be found in a variety of open habitats.

Sclater's Crowned-Pigeon

Sclater's Crowned-Pigeon

Goura sclaterii

An enormous pigeon of the southern lowland rainforests. Erect, mohicanlike crest is especially long at the back. Blue-gray body with maroon on shoulder and chest, up to the throat. Very large white patch can reach the edge of the wing. Has a deep-bellied appearance and twitches the tail nervously. Forages in small groups on the forest floor. Unmistakable and does not overlap with other crowned-pigeons. Call, loud 2-note booming, sounding like a beating heart.

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