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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
 (L 4.5" WS 6" Wt 0.19 oz )
Only family member in the Americas
...seven other species in Eurasia.
I feel like a tiny bird
with a big song!
       (Jerry Van)
Yard bird
Pleasanton
17Jun2011
females - have
yellow eyes.
Morro Bay State Park
12Oct2012
Psaltriparus is Greek
for
pygmy tit;
minimus is Latin for
smallest.
© Cornell
Ornithology
© Curtis A.
Marantz
Macaulay
Library
Tijuana River
Valley Regional
Park - San Diego
04Jan2018