Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) - HBW 12, p. 729
French: Mésange des genévriers
German: Wacholdermeise
Spanish: Herrerillo de Ridgway
Other common names: Ridgway’s Titmouse; Plain Titmouse (when treated as conspecific with B. inornatus)
Taxonomy: Parus inornatus ridgwayi Richmond, 1902, Iron City, Utah, USA.
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Forms a superspecies with B. inornatus, B. bicolor and B. atricristatus; until recently treated as conspecific with B. inornatus, but differs in morphology and voice. Race zaleptus poorly differentiated, and species sometimes treated as monotypic. Supposedly darker birds in S of range (S from NC Arizona and SW New Mexico) proposed as race plumbescens, but appear to fall within range of variation of nominate. Two subspecies recognized.. View all taxonomy...
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Forms a superspecies with B. inornatus, B. bicolor and B. atricristatus; until recently treated as conspecific with B. inornatus, but differs in morphology and voice. Race zaleptus poorly differentiated, and species sometimes treated as monotypic. Supposedly darker birds in S of range (S from NC Arizona and SW New Mexico) proposed as race plumbescens, but appear to fall within range of variation of nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- zaleptus Oberholser, 1932 - W USA (SE Oregon, E California, W Nevada).
- ridgwayi (Richmond, 1902) - WC USA (S Idaho E to Colorado and extreme W Oklahoma, S to SE Arizona, New Mexico and extreme W Texas) and extreme N Mexico (NE Sonora).
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On the Snake River in southern Idaho Locality Idaho, USA (United States)
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Feeding on ground
Locality Colorado National Monument, Mesa County, Colorado, USA (United States)
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on a tree
Locality Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA (United States)
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