Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Black-Capped Chickadee
Common Names in French:
Mésange à Tête Noire, Mésange à Tête Noire
Description
Physical Description
Adult : Head : Cap: black Face : Cheeks: white Chin: black bib Bill: black Length : short Body: Lower Belly: olive buff wash Flanks: olive buff wash Sides: olive buff wash Underparts: white Upperparts: light gray Legs : Foot Color: blackish gray Leg Color: blackish gray Wings: Secondaries: light gray with broad whitish edges Tertials: light gray with broad whitish edges Tail: Crissum: olive buff wash.
Size/Age/Growth
About 4.5-5.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 7.5 to 8.5 inches. Adults weigh about 0.4 ounces .
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
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- Perching Birds
- Subfamily:
Melioideae
()
- Subfamily:
Melioideae
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Carolina Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee
Members of the genus Poecile
There are approximately 64 species in this genus:
P. affinis · P. atricapillus (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus atricapillus (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus colletti · P. atricapillus elenae · P. atricapillus occidentalis · P. atricapillus practica (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus turneri · P. carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) · P. carolinensis extimus · P. carolinensis impiger · P. cincta (Gray-Headed Chickadee) · P. cincta lapponica · P. cincta lathami · P. cinctus · P. davidi (Père David's Tit) · P. gambeli (Mountain Chickadee) · P. gambeli abbreviatus · P. gambeli atratus · P. gambeli baileyae · P. gambeli gambeli (Mountain Chickadee) · P. gambeli inyoensis · P. hudsconica · P. hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hudsonica columbiana · P. hudsonica hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hudsonica littoralis · 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. hyrcana talischensis · P. lagubra · 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 (Willow Tit) · P. palustris (Central European Marsh Tit) · P. palustris brandtii (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris brevirostris (Asian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris dresseri (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris ernsti · P. palustris hellmayri (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris hensoni (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris hypermelas (Marsh Tit) · P. palustris italicus (Italian Marsh Tit) · P. palustris jeholicus · 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 barlowi · P. rufescens rufescens (Chestnut-Backed Chickadee) · P. sclateri (Mexican Chickadee) · P. sclateri eidos · P. sclateri sclateri (Mexican Chickadee) · P. superciliosa · P. superciliosus · P. tunkanensis · P. varius
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Further Reading
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Birds. With the co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. Washington, D.C., 1858. ENG url p. 388.
- Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
- 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. ENG url p. 695, p. 812.
- Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)
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.
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: 3848415
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554382
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13739786
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554382
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAW01010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150832
