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The black-capped chickadee has a black cap and "bib" with white cheeks. Its underparts are white with buff-colored flanks. Its back is unstreaked and greenish gray, and the tail and wings are slate gray. It has a black beak and legs, and dark brown irises. Males and females are generally similar, although males have a larger bib.
The chickadee (specifically the black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus, formerly Parus atricapillus) is the official bird for the US state of Massachusetts, [5] the Canadian province of New Brunswick, [6] and the city of Calgary, Alberta. [7] The chickadee is also the state bird of Maine, but a species has never been specified. A proposed ...
Rounding out the top 10 are the flashy northern cardinal at No. 6, the gregarious red-winged blackbird at No. 7, the iridescent common grackle at No. 8, the cheeky black-capped chickadee at No. 9 ...
Black-capped Chickadee Easily identifiable thanks to their black cap-like markings, Black-capped Chickadees are one of the most studied and frequent songbirds to feeders and backyards in North ...
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Black-capped chickadee: Poecile atricapillus: Across North America, from New England to Newfoundland in the east, and from Washington to Alaska in the west Mountain chickadee: Poecile gambeli: western United States Père David's tit: Poecile davidi: central China in southern Gansu, western Hubei, southern Shaanxi and Sichuan Black-bibbed tit
Although it and the black-capped chickadee most likely diverged about 2.5 million years ago, the birds still hybridize in the areas where their ranges overlap. [4] The offspring of mated pairs of hybrid chickadees suffer from lower hatching success, and a male bias sex ratio, consistent with Haldane's rule. [5]
Black-capped chickadee. Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae. The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapilla; Mountain chickadee, Poecile gambeli; Chestnut-backed chickadee, Poecile ...