American Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus(Townsend, JK, 1837)
English (US) American Bushtit
The American Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Aegithalidae (Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Psaltriparus minimus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American Bushtit
- Described by
- (Townsend, JK, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Psaltriparus minimus saturatus
- Psaltriparus minimus minimus
- Psaltriparus minimus melanurus
- Psaltriparus minimus grindae
- Psaltriparus minimus californicus
- Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus
- Psaltriparus minimus dimorphicus
- Psaltriparus minimus iulus
- Psaltriparus minimus personatus
- Psaltriparus minimus melanotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus minimus
- Described by
- (Townsend, JK, 1837)
- Type locality
- forests of Columbia River; probably near Fort Vancouver, Washington.
- Original description
- Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit
Crested Tit-warbler
Leptopoecile elegans
White-browed Tit-warbler
Leptopoecile sophiae
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Silver-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos glaucogularis
White-cheeked Bushtit
Aegithalos leucogenys
Pygmy Bushtit
Aegithalos exilis
Black-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos concinnus
White-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
Black-browed Bushtit
Aegithalos iouschistos
Sooty Bushtit
Aegithalos fuliginosus
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