bushtit

British

/ ˈbʊʃˌtɪt /

noun

any small grey active North American songbird of the genus Psaltriparus , such as P. minimus ( common bushtit ): family Paridae (titmice)

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For those who struggle to tell a bushtit from a barn owl, the team has assembled resources to help distinguish between common local species and can answer individual questions via email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Staring at the bushtit, in the quiet and the green, I said to him: “I wish I could do this. I wish I could learn about birds and then go look for them.”

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2018

The bird I saw was a bushtit, the tiniest songbird in North America.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2018

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