Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 4.7–5.5 in
12–14 cm - Weight
- 0.2–0.4 oz
7–12 g
Other Names
- Mésange à tête brune, Mésange du Canada (French)
- Paro canadiense, Paro boreal (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- Like most chickadees, the Boreal Chickadee hides food regularly. Such storage is probably vital for winter survival in the harsh boreal environment. An analysis of the items a Boreal Chickadee cached found that the only seeds stored were those of spruce trees. Most of the stashed items were insect larvae.
Habitat
Forest
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nest Placement
Tree
Behavior
Foliage Gleaner
Conservation
Least Concern
Populations appear stable throughout most of range, but species is difficult to monitor.
Credits
- Ficken, M. S., M. A. McLaren, and J. P. Hailman. 1996. Boreal Chickadee (Boreal Chickadee). In The Birds of North America, No. 254 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.