Poecile rufescens

• 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

Biology

Diet

Mostly: Insects. Lesser Quantities of: Seeds Fruit

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Cavity
• Clutch Size: 5-8

Migration

Permanent resident

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Poecile rufescens (Townsend, 1837)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Jul-2007

Similar Species

Boreal Chickadee has less white in the face than the Chestnut-backed Chickadee and has duller brown flanks and back. Other chickadees lack rufous backs and flanks.

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

• 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 United States National Museum. 1 1878 Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 486.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 15, p. 376, p. 378, p. 428.

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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 12, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• 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.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Birds Specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5279
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-726152
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13550655
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554387
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAW01070
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13340

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