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Bushtit

Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Habitat: Oak Closed Woodland or Forest
Habitat Attribute: Moderate subcanopy or shrub cover

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:
Puget Lowlands:

  • North: >0.04 birds/ha (>0.02 birds /ac)
  • South: >0.03 birds/ha (>0.01 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:

  • North: >0.14 birds/ha (>0.06 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.04 birds/ha (>0.02 birds/ac

Klamath Mountains:

  • Umpqua: >0.01 birds/ha (>0.004 birds/ac)
  • Rogue: >0.19 birds/ha (>0.08 birds/ac)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Oak Closed Woodland or Forest in the following conditions:

  • canopy cover 30-70%
  • subcanopy cover >25%
  • shrub cover 30-70%

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.