Black-Crested Titmouse

The black-crested titmouse was originally considered to be a subspecies of the tufted titmouse, my last post, but the American Ornithological Society began treating it as a separate species in 2002. Adult males have the black crest, females have a gray crest; they have a white forehead, lores, throat, underparts and eye-ring, with a black spot above it. The upperparts are gray with a greenish cast on the mantle and rump. It has cinnamon-rufous flanks  and blue-gray feet. I saw one while visiting the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas, with Judy, on March 3, 2021. I have just one very poor photo. 

Illustration of a male from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World. 

It is found in Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico and sometimes also known as the Mexican titmouse.