{{Short description|Genus of birds}} {{Redirect|Titmouse}} {{Italic title}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Titmouses | image = Tufted Titmouse-27527-2.jpg | image_caption = ''Baeolophus bicolor'' | taxon = Baeolophus | authority = Cabanis, 1851 | type_species = ''Parus bicolor''<ref name=HM4>{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=159 |title= Paridae |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-16}}</ref> | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766 | range_map = Baeolophus distribution map.png | range_map_caption = Range of ''Baeolophus'' }}
'''''Baeolophus''''' is a genus of birds in the family Paridae, commonly called tits. Its members are known as '''titmouses''' or '''titmice'''. All the species are native to North America. In the past, most authorities retained ''Baeolophus'' as a subgenus within the genus ''Parus'', but treatment as a distinct genus, initiated by the American Ornithological Society, is now widely accepted.<ref>Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions''. {{ISBN|978-84-96553-42-2}}</ref>
==Etymology== The genus name ''Baeolophus'' translates to ''small crested'' and is a compound of the Ancient Greek words {{linktext|βαιός}} : baiós - small, and {{linktext|λόφος}} : lόphοs - crest.
==Taxonomy== The genus contains the following five species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | title=Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits | work=World Bird List Version 6.1 | url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waxwings/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union| access-date= 15 February 2016 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || ''Baeolophus wollweberi'' || Bridled titmouse || Arizona and New Mexico to Southern Mexico |- |120px || ''Baeolophus inornatus'' || Oak titmouse || Pacific coast from Baja California to Oregon |- |120px || ''Baeolophus ridgwayi'' || Juniper titmouse || The Great Basin and adjacent areas |- |120px || ''Baeolophus bicolor'' || Tufted titmouse || Eastern half of the US and southeastern Canada |- |120px || ''Baeolophus atricristatus'' || Black-crested titmouse || Oklahoma and Texas to east-central Mexico |- |}
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Category:Baeolophus Category:Bird genera Category:Birds of North America Category:Taxa named by Jean Cabanis Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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