Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The black-capped chickadee 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 has a distinct black cap on its head, a black bib underneath, and white cheeks. It has a white belly, buff sides, and grey wings, back, and tail. The bird is well known for its vocalizations, including its fee-bee song and its chick-a-dee-dee-dee call, from which it derives its name.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile