Baeolophus bicolor
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird native to eastern North America. The species belongs to the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, was originally included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.
Measurements: Length: 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) Weight: 18–26 g (0.63–0.92 oz) Wingspan: 20–26 cm (7.9–10.2 in) A small bird, the tufted titmouse has a white front and gray upper body outlined with rust-colored flanks. Other characteristics include its black forehead and the tufted gray crest on its head. In juveniles, the black forehead is greatly diminished such that it may be confused with the oak titmouse, although their ranges do not overlap. Males tend to be larger than females.
The song of the tufted titmouse is usually described as a whistled peter-peter-peter, although this song can vary in about 20 notable ways. The habitat of the tufted titmouse is deciduous and mixed woods, gardens, parks, and shrublands. Although it is nonmigratory and originally native to the Ohio and Mississippi River basins... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Titmouse sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 660 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 199 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Titmouse in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against about 10% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tufted Titmouse sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Tufted Titmouse sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 90%), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 70%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Tufted Titmouse that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are American Crow (about 80%), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (about 60%) and Palm Warbler (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tufted Titmouse is recorded against all the birds logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (660 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
