Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Perching
Length: 5 in. (11 cm )
Often traveling together in large family groups of up to 30 or 40, the Bushtit attracts many other species that form mixed foraging flocks in a wide range of open wet to dry forest types. The food is primarily small insects gleaned from leaves and vegetation. Their conspicuous hanging nest looks like a gourd woven with twigs, moss, lichens, grass and spider webbing. Although one pair lays the eggs, many other individuals help feed the young.\r\n
The four-digit banding code is BUSH.
Male |
Female |
Chaparral
Oak-pine woodland
Riparian / River forest
Shrubs
Sex of Bird: Male
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Bushtit
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/bushtit
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Bushtit. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/bushtit
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Bushtit". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/bushtit
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Bushtit". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/bushtit
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