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Black-capped chickadee

Poecile atricapillus · Paridae

Black-capped chickadee
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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.

Where the Black-capped chickadee lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in Ontario, Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont, New York and Wisconsin.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 18,786,153 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.