Poecile atricapillus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,308 meters (0 to 17,415 feet).[1]

Biology

Diet

Mostly insects, with some seeds and fruit.

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Cavity
• Clutch Size: 5-10
• Length of Incubation : 11-13 days
• Days to Fledge : 14-18
• Number of Broods: 1?

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Jul-2007

Similar Species

Carolina Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee

Members of the genus Poecile

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. atricapillus (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus atricapillus (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus practica (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) · P. cincta (Gray-Headed Chickadee) · P. cinctus (Gray-Headed Chickadee) · P. davidi (Père David's Tit) · P. gambeli (Mountain Chickadee) · P. gambeli gambeli (Mountain Chickadee) · P. hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hudsonica hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hudsonicus (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hypermelaena (Black-Bibbed Marsh Tit) · P. hyrcana (Caspian Tit) · P. hyrcana hyrcana (Caspian Tit) · P. hyrcana kirmanensis (Sombre Tit) · P. lugubris (Sombre Tit) · P. lugubris anatoliae (Eastern Sombre Tit) · P. lugubris dubius (Sombre Tit) · P. lugubris lugens (Sombre Tit) · P. lugubris lugubris (Sombre Tit) · P. montana (Willow Tit) · P. montanus (Black-Browed Cisticola) · P. palustris (Central European Marsh Tit) · P. palustris brandtii (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris brevirostris (Asian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris dresseri (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris hellmayri (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris hensoni (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris hypermelas (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris italicus (Italian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris kabardensis (Caucasian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris palustris (Eurasian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris stagnatilis (East European Marsh Tit) · P. rufescens (Chestnut-Backed Chickadee) · P. rufescens rufescens (Chestnut-Backed Chickadee) · P. sclateri (Mexican Chickadee) · P. sclateri sclateri (Mexican Chickadee) · P. superciliosa (White-Browed Tit)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Birds / by Spencer Fullerton Baird; with the co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. Washington, D.C., 1858. url p. 388.
• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url , p. 152, p. 18.
• Illinois River Bluffs area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998- url p. 77.
• International catalogue of scientific literature. LondonPublished for the International Council by the Royal Society of London1901-1920 url p. 74.
• Michigan bird life: a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation t by Walter Bradford Barrows. Lansing: Michigan Agricultural College, 1912. url p. 695, p. 812.
• Potential wildlife-highway interactions at select mile-markers along Montana Department of Transportation routes an ArcView GIS analysis / Bozeman, Mont.: Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Montana State University, 2001 url .
• Proceedings of the Essex Institute. Salem: Essex Institute Press. url p. 279.
• Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war, in 1853-[6]. .. Washington, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.]1855-60. url p. 388.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 138, p. 15, p. 232, p. 294, p. 359, p. 393, p. 428, p. 471, p. 522, p. 602, p. 668, p. 668, p. 704, p. 736, p. 781.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1999) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1999) (AfrOBIS)
• Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences: Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5278
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-726130
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554382
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAW01010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150832

Footnotes

1. Mean = 554.290 meters (1,818.537 feet), Standard Deviation = 838.910 based on 108,394 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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