American bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Oak woods and shrubs across western North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Psaltriparus minimus
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the American bushtit lives

Oak woods and shrubs across western North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Flocks of tiny birds chatter together as they move through the bushes.

Hear the American bushtit

Recorded by Paul Marvin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC807119. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the American bushtit

Where does the American bushtit live?

The American bushtit lives in United States and Canada. Oak woods and shrubs across western North America.

What does the American bushtit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the American bushtit endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.