Baeolophus bicolor
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days >90%
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 |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Titmouse sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 3,970 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, October and December–January
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Titmouse in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 60% in June and July, 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.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Tufted Titmouse sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 70%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 90%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Paridae
The closest relatives of the Tufted Titmouse that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Paridae, Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice) are Carolina Chickadee (about 70%) and Black-capped Chickadee (about 10%), 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (3,970 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.
