Baeolophus atricristatus
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The black-crested titmouse or Mexican titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus), is a passerine bird in the family Paridae, the tits and chickadees. It is found in Mexico and the U. S. states of Oklahoma and Texas and as a vagrant in at least one other state.
The black-crested titmouse was originally described in 1850 as Parus atricristatus. It was later reassigned to its present genus Baeolophus that was erected in 1851. Still later it was treated as conspecific with the tufted titmouse (B. bicolor). As early as 1988 it was treated by some taxonomists as a separate species and the American Ornithological Society did so in 2002. The black-crested and tufted titmice hybridize in a narrow zone in Oklahoma and Texas.
The black-crested titmouse has these three subspecies: It is a moderately large member of its family and has a distinct crest. The sexes have the almost the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies B. a. atricristatus have the eponymous... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Titmouse sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 1,769 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 275 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and December–March
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Titmouse in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against about 60% in August to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crested Titmouse sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-crested Titmouse sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crested Titmouse is recorded against all the birds logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (1,769 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.
