Tits and Chickadees (Paridae) - HBW 12
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
French: Mésange unicolore
German: Schlichtmeise
Spanish: Herrerillo Unicolor
Other common names: Plain Titmouse (when treated as conspecific with B. ridgwayi)
Taxonomy: Parus inornatus Gambel, 1845, near Monterey, California, USA.
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Forms a superspecies with B. ridgwayi, B. bicolor and B. atricristatus; until recently treated as conspecific with B. ridgwayi, but differs in morphology and voice. Nominate race and affabilis intergrade in SW California (USA). Race mohavensis sometimes merged with latter. Other proposed races, all in USA, include sequestratus (SW Oregon and NW California) and kernensis (drainage basin of R Kern and adjacent E slopes of.. 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. ridgwayi, B. bicolor and B. atricristatus; until recently treated as conspecific with B. ridgwayi, but differs in morphology and voice. Nominate race and affabilis intergrade in SW California (USA). Race mohavensis sometimes merged with latter. Other proposed races, all in USA, include sequestratus (SW Oregon and NW California) and kernensis (drainage basin of R Kern and adjacent E slopes of Sierra Nevada, in California), both synonymized with nominate, and transpositus (SW California W of the deserts), merged with affabilis. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- inornatus (Gambel, 1845) - SW USA (SW Oregon S to SW & SC California).
- affabilis Grinnell & Swarth, 1926 - SW California and extreme NW Mexico (N Baja California).
- mohavensis (A. H. Miller, 1946) - SE California (Little San Bernardino Mts).
- cineraceus (Ridgway, 1883) - W Mexico (S Baja California).
- Least Concern
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An adult perched and singing on territory. Ventura County, California, USA (ssp transpositus)
Don DesJardin 11 March 2010 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 48 sec 4 -
A bird hopping on a branch Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA (ssp affabilis)
Paul Clarke 1 June 2001 1 year ago 17 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a window, looking inside, then preening and resting on a branch Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Michael Grunow 6 June 2004 2 years ago 15 sec 2.8 -
An individual hopping on the ground Lake Del Valle Regional Park, California, USA
Michael Grunow 18 June 2006 2 years ago 9 sec 2.7
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Adult in hand. Orange County, California, USA
Conan Guard 1 May 2009 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
Oak Titmouse Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, USA
susanks 14 February 2009 14 weeks ago 3.5
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