Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Bushtit with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Wrentit Chamaea fasciata | 2 |
| White Tern Gygis alba | 1 |
| Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis | 1 |
| Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis | 1 |
| Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus | 1 |
Family
The bushtits or long-tailed tits are small passerine birds from the family Aegithalidae, containing 13 species in three genera, all but one of which (Psaltriparus) are found in Eurasia. Bushtits are active birds with long tails compared to their size, moving almost constantly while they forage for insects in shrubs and trees. During non-breeding season, birds live in flocks of up to 50 individuals.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …