| The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) occurs across most of the eastern United States west to the Great Plains. Until the 1970s there were two species recognized, the Tufted Titmouse and the Black-crested Titmouse. From the 1970s until 2002 these two species were "lumped" into just the Tufted Titmouse, but then in 2002 they were again split, so once more we have both species. The "normal" Tufted Titmouse, such as the bird shown at the right, is widespread across all of Eastern North America. It has a gray crest and a black forehead. This was a digital shot in Bastrop Co., Texas, in November, 2005, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. The Black-crested Titmouse, restricted to central and west Texas and Mexico, has a black crest and a pale or sometimes buffy forehead. |
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| The next 5 images of a Tufted Titmouse were taken at Wichita Mountains N.W.R., Comanche Co., Oklahoma, in April, 2007, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. |
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