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Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

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Illustration of Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)

The Oak Titmouse is a plain, gray titmouse of California's oak woodlands, the only titmouse found west of the Sierra Nevada. It was recently split from the Juniper Titmouse, found in the Great Basin. Despite its unremarkable appearance, it is a capable and year-round resident, caching seeds in bark crevices throughout autumn.

Habitat
Oak woodlands and mixed foothill forests of California
Diet
Insects, acorns, and seeds
How common
Common

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