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| The Oak Titmouse is a small gray passerine bird with a triangular crest (Family: Paridae, Order: Passeriformes). The titmouse has white underparts and a pointed black bill. The titmouse's back is brown-gray with an orange tint on the wings. The orange tint is shown on a portion of the face as well as on the flank of the titmouse. | |
| The photo shows the titmouse singing. | |
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The Oak Titmouse was formally classified under the species name Plain Titmouse together with the Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi), which has a similar appearance. The name titmouse is taken from Old English mase and Middle English mose. The prefix "tit" means something small. The plural form of titmouse is titmice (*). |