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Black-crested titmouse

Baelophus atricristatus. In my back yard, Austin. From 1983 until very recently was considered a subspecies of the tufted titmouse (Baelophus bicolor, aka Parus bicolor.) This is one of those situations where the common name has remained useful and descriptive during a time when the scientific binomial has been in disarray.

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Uploaded on January 13, 2011
Taken on January 11, 2011