Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - HBW 12, p. 714
French: Mésange à tête noire
German: Schwarzkopfmeise
Spanish: Carbonero Cabecinegro
Taxonomy: Parus atricapillus Linnaeus, 1766, Quebec City, Canada.
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Genus normally treated as feminine, but no evidence in original description or elsewhere justifies this, so genus is masculine by default. May form a superspecies with P. montanus and P. carolinensis, possibly also with P. gambeli and/or P. sclateri. Has been considered conspecific with P. montanus, but DNA studies indicate that the two are not closely related genetically. Hybridizes with P. carolinensis in narrow band in EC USA (ext.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Parus atricapillus Linnaeus,1766. Quebec City, Canada.
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Genus normally treated as feminine, but no evidence in original description or elsewhere justifies this, so genus is masculine by default. May form a superspecies with P. montanus and P. carolinensis, possibly also with P. gambeli and/or P. sclateri. Has been considered conspecific with P. montanus, but DNA studies indicate that the two are not closely related genetically. Hybridizes with P. carolinensis in narrow band in EC USA (extending from S Kansas E to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and W North Carolina). Geographical variation clinal, and races intergrade widely; paler-flanked birds in S Canada (NC Ontario) sometimes separated as race anamesus, but better included within nominate. Nine subspecies recognized.
Until recently present genus normally subsumed into a broad Parus, and many authors still prefer that treatment. Genus normally treated as feminine, but no evidence in original description or elsewhere justifies this, so genus is masculine by default. May form a superspecies with P. montanus and P. carolinensis, possibly also with P. gambeli and/or P. sclateri. Has been considered conspecific with P. montanus, but DNA studies indicate that the two are not closely related genetically. Hybridizes with P. carolinensis in narrow band in EC USA (extending from S Kansas E to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and W North Carolina). Geographical variation clinal, and races intergrade widely; paler-flanked birds in S Canada (NC Ontario) sometimes separated as race anamesus, but better included within nominate. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- turneri ( Ridgway, 1884) - NW USA (WC & S Alaska) and NW Canada (extreme NW British Columbia).
- occidentalis ( S. F. Baird, 1858) - coastal SW Canada and W USA (S to NW California).
- fortuitus ( Dawson & Bowles, 1909) - inland SW Canada and NW USA (S to NW Idaho).
- turneri ( Ridgway, 1884) - NW USA (WC & S Alaska) and NW Canada (extreme NW British Columbia).
- occidentalis ( S. F. Baird, 1858) - coastal SW Canada and W USA (S to NW California).
- fortuitus ( Dawson & Bowles, 1909) - inland SW Canada and NW USA (S to NW Idaho).
- septentrionalis ( Harris, 1846) - W & C Canada S to C USA.
- bartletti ( Aldrich & Nutt, 1939) - Newfoundland and Miquelon I.
- atricapillus ( Linnaeus, 1766) - E Canada S to C USA.
- nevadensis ( Linsdale, 1938) - SW USA.
- garrinus ( Behle, 1951) - WC USA.
- practicus ( Oberholser, 1937) - E USA (Appalachian Mts).
- Least Concern
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A bird feeding out of the hand Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge, Long Island, New York, USA (ssp atricapillus)
Curt Kessler 31 December 2005 4 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
adult eating tiny insects along tamarack branch Minnesota, USA
Malcolm Mark Swan 17 May 2008 1 year ago 29 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a leafless bush, feeding on buds Aquebogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA (ssp atricapillus)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 4 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a bush, opening a sunflower seed Greenwich Audubon Centre, Connecticut, USA (ssp atricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 May 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird on a branch and flying away Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada (ssp atricapillus)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 3 years ago 5 sec 3.6 -
A bird in a bush, opening a sunflower seed and flying away Greenwich Audubon Centre, Connecticut, USA (ssp atricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 May 2006 4 years ago 23 sec 3.4
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Black-capped chickadee at feeder. Barr Lake State Park, Adams County, Colorado, USA
Mike Ross 26 November 2009 38 weeks ago 4.3 -
Black-capped Chickadee Wisconsin, USA
dennismullen 10 April 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Cute little Black-Capped Chickadee Alberta, Canada
Rob McKay 1 March 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
Male - perched on a branch Alberta, Canada
Blair Wainman 27 October 2009 39 weeks ago 4 -
An adult sitting at a feeder. Manitoba, Canada
Emily Pipher 15 November 2009 40 weeks ago 3.7 -
In my very caterpillar chewed Elm, such a cute baby, it's Mom would fly to my feeder, grab seeds and fly back, doing that many t Massachusetts, USA (ssp P. montanus and P. carolinensis, possibly also with P. gambeli and/or P. sclateri.)
Mia 11 June 2010 9 weeks ago 3.6
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Calling, 'Chick-a-dee' call Bracebridge, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
(ssp atricapillus)
Andrew_Davis 1 June 2007 38 weeks ago 4.5
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