Bridled Titmouse

Bridled Titmouse

Baeolophus wollweberi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

129 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
409 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bridled Titmouse

The bridled titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) is a small passerine bird in the family Paridae, the tits and chickadees. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The bridled titmouse was originally described in 1850 as Lophanes wollweberi. It was later reassigned to its present genus Baeolophus that was erected in 1851.

The bridled titmouse has these four subspecies: It is a small bird with a distinct crest. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies B. w. wollweberi have a black crown and crest with a large deep gray central patch. The have a black line through the eye that continues as an arc behind the ear coverts on an otherwise white face. The sides of their neck are white. Their chin and throat are black and just connect to the base of the black arc. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are deep olive gray with a thin black line separating the hindneck and upper back; the olive gray becomes... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:35

Mexico · 2025

© Barry Edmonston · XC1001157 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:28

Mexico · 2022

© Manuel Grosselet · XC736557 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song?0:53

United States · 2009

© Mark Harper · XC34061 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
2 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bridled Titmouse in Saguaro National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Titmouse sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bridled Titmouse in Saguaro National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Titmouse in Saguaro National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Bridled Titmouse?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bridled 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.

Is Saguaro National Park the best place to see a Bridled Titmouse?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bridled Titmouse sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).

Where does the Bridled Titmouse sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bridled Titmouse is recorded against all the birds logged in Saguaro National Park (129 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.

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