by NG | Dec 30, 2017 | Chickadees
Species of bird The boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) is a small passerine songbird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and the northern United States and remains within this range all year.[2] This bird is known for its...
by NG | Dec 30, 2017 | Chickadees
Species of bird The chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae, native to western North America. Taxonomy In the early 20th century, Joseph Grinnell hypothesized that the chestnut-backed chickadee diverged from...
by NG | Dec 30, 2017 | Chickadees
Species of bird The mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Taxonomy The specific name honors naturalist William Gambel. The mountain chickadee was formerly placed in the genus Parus with most other tits,...
by NG | Dec 27, 2017 | Chickadees
Species of bird The Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Taxonomy The Carolina chickadee was often placed in the genus Parus with most other tits, but mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data and morphology suggest...
by NG | Dec 20, 2017 | Chickadees
Species of small, non-migratory, North American passerine The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, nonmigratory, North American passerine bird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests. It is a member of the Paridae family, also known as tits. It...
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