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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Coniferous woodland and backyards. | Coniferous woodland and backyards. | ||
Revision as of 23:37, 11 December 2010
- Poecile hudsonicus
Identification
12.5–14.5 cm
- Grey-brown upperparts
- Brown cap
- Greyish wings and tail
- Grey face with white sides
- White underparts
- Brown flanks
- Black throat
- Short dark bill
- Short wings
- Long notched tail
Distribution
In most boreal regions throughout North America.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species, consisting of five subspecies:
- P. h. stoneyi:
- P. h. hudsonicus:
- Central Alaska and Yukon to Minnesota, Labrador and Newfoundland
- P. h. columbianus:
- Southern Alaska to southern Yukon, British Columbia, Montana and Washington
- P. h. farleyi:
- North-eastern British Columbia and Alberta to Saskatchewan and Manitoba
- P. h. littoralis:
- South-eastern Canada (southern Quebec) to Nova Scotia and north-eastern US
The scientific name of this species has in the past been given as both Parus hudsonicus and Poecile hudsonica but most world wide checklists currently use Poecile hudsonicus.
Habitat
Coniferous woodland and backyards.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a tree hole which both sexes excavate.
Diet
The diet includes insects and pine seeds.
Vocalisation
Call: tsik-a-dee-dee.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Boreal Chickadee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Boreal_Chickadee
