The Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) belongs to the family Aegithalidae which includes Bushtits, Long-tailed Tits.
Length. 3.5-4.5 inches
Habitat. Oak woodland and scrubby thickets.
Nesting. Nest is a hanging, gourd-shaped mass of twigs, moss, rootlets, and leaves with entrance near top, ataached to fork of twigs 6-25 ft. above ground. Eggs 5-13, white. Incubation about 12 days, by both sexes. Young leave nest about 2 weeksafter hatching.
Food. Insects and spiders, some berries.
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Order: Passeriformes
Perching Birds
- Family: Aegithalidae
Bushtits, Long-tailed Tits
- Genus: Psaltriparus
Bushtits
- Species: Psaltriparus minimus
Bushtit
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