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Grey-headed Chickadee
Poecile cinctus (Boddaert, 1783)
12–14 cmLength11 gWeight
The grey-headed chickadee or Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
Busiest months: June · Most records: Finland, Mongolia, Norway
Where and when it's recorded
Grey-headed Chickadee has been recorded at 11 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Inari – Kaamanen, Neljän Tuulen TupaFinland219 records
- Zaan Terelj River, Gorkhi Terelj National Park, MNMongolia7 records
- Gorkhi Terelj National Park, MNMongolia7 records
More places
- Raahe – Aittalahti lintutorniFinland3 records
- Kirkkonummi – Porkkala PampskatanFinland3 records
- Fornebu – StorøykilenNorway2 records
- Nesseby kirke og naturreservatNorway2 records
- Raahe – PattijokisuuFinland2 records
- SkatuddenSweden2 records
- VadsøyaNorway1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The grey-headed chickadee or Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread resident breeder throughout subarctic Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic, and also into North America in Alaska and the far northwest of Canada. It is a conifer specialist.
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Questions
How big is the Grey-headed Chickadee?
The Grey-headed Chickadee is about 12–14 cm long and weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Grey-headed Chickadee live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: northern, also northwestern North America. It is most often recorded in Finland, Mongolia and Norway.
When is the best time to see the Grey-headed Chickadee?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Grey-headed Chickadee endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey-headed Chickadee as Least Concern.
What does the Grey-headed Chickadee eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Grey-headed Chickadee in?
It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 12–14 cm
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 67 mm
- Tail
- 66 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: northern, also northwestern North America
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile
Other birds in the genus Poecile
White-browed TitPoecile superciliosus
Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Pere David's TitPoecile davidi
Black-bibbed TitPoecile hypermelaenus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Sichuan TitPoecile weigoldicus
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