Mountain Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- Black cap and throat
- White cheek and eyebrow
- Gray above, pale gray below
- © Robinsegg, UT, Salt Lake City, January 2008
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- Black cap and throat
- Bright white eyebrow (duller in spring and summer)
- Relatively long tail
- Short, thin, black bill
- © Jason Pietrzak
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- Black cap and throat
- White cheek and eyebrow
- Gray above, pale gray below
- © Michael Woodruff
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- White eyebrow can be distinct or indistinct
- © Chuq Von Rospach, WY, Yellowstone National Park
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- White cheek and eyebrow
- Black cap and throat
- Plain gray back and wings
- © Daniel Hunt
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- Pale underparts
- © nps.chickadee, CO, Rocky Mountain National Park, September 2008
Mountain Chickadee
Adult
- Black cap and throat
- White cheek and eyebrow
- Gray above, pale gray below
- © katnor1, OR, January 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Ranges overlap in western U.S. and western Canada
- No white eyebrow on black cap
- Browner overall, usually with orangish buff sides
- Whitish edging on wings
- © Jerry Acton
Adult
- Occurs only in extreme northern U.S. and Canada
- Brown cap, darker eyeline, no white eyebrow
- Gray nape (white cheek not as prominent)
- Brown back, rusty sides
- © Laura Erickson, MN, January 2009
Adult
- Occurs only in extreme northern U.S. and Canada
- Brown cap, darker eyeline, no white eyebrow
- Gray nape (white cheek not as prominent)
- Brown back, rusty sides
- © Gerry Dewaghe, Manitoba, Canada, June 2007
Adult
- Ranges overlap only in Arizona and southwestern New Mexico
- Distinct dark face pattern on white face, black throat
- Dark gray or black crest
- Dark gray back, pale underparts
- © cl_cochran, AZ, November 2008
Adults
- Plain gray overall (may have black earpatch)
- Large head, tiny bill
- Plain gray head (may have black earpatch)
- Pale throat
- © birdmandea, Steilacoom, WA, January 2009
Adult
- Ranges overlap along Pacific coast and Pacific Northwest
- No white eyebrow on dark cap
- Deep chestnut back and flanks
- © BirdieMama, CA, October 2007