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- Titmouse,
traditional name for members of a family of songbirds.
- The only birds still called titmice
are the crested North American species, such as the tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor).
- It is a gray bird with rusty flanks and measures about 15 cm (about 6 in) long.
- The noncrested American species are called chickadees; all are small birds with black or brown
caps and bibs.
- Titmice are gregarious most of the year and forage in flocks with other
species.
- When the breeding season begins, pairs leave the flock and set up territories.
- Titmice nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes.
- Scientific classification:
- Titmice belong to the
genus Parus of the family Paridae, order Passeriformes.
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