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Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: PARIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Boreal Chickadee Photo

© Jeff Nadler

A brown-capped chickadee of the northern boreal forest, the Boreal Chickadee is one of the few birds living completely within that biome in Canada and bits of the United States.

Inside Birding
For complete information on this species, visit The Birds of North America Online.

Appearance

Chickadees
Chickadees
Typical Voice

Adult Description

  • Small, short-billed bird.
  • Brownish cap.
  • Black bib.
  • White cheeks.
  • Rufous flanks.
  • Brown back.

Immature Description

Immature like adult.

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