Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits)
- GenusPsaltriparus (Bushtits)
- SpeciesPsaltriparus minimus (Bushtit)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bushtit in Channel Islands National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Bushtit sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 3026 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bushtit in Channel Islands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bushtit in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.