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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886)
11 gWeight
The mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
Busiest months: August–September · Most records: United States, Canada
Where and when it's recorded
Mountain Chickadee has been recorded at 86 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Intermountain Bird Observatory at Lucky PeakUnited States3,660 records
- Mt. Lemmon – Rose Canyon and LakeUnited States2,498 records
- Rio Grande Nature Center SPUnited States2,475 records
More places
- Frank G. Bonelli RP/Puddingstone Reservoir and vicinityUnited States2,305 records
- Hatfield LakeUnited States2,112 records
- Big Morongo Canyon Preserve & Covington ParkUnited States1,872 records
- Penticton – West BenchCanada1,841 records
- Fish Creek PP – Bebo GroveCanada1,723 records
- Tatlayoko Lake Bird ObservatoryCanada1,647 records
- Kachina WetlandsUnited States1,641 records
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 mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
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Questions
How big is the Mountain Chickadee?
The Mountain Chickadee weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Mountain Chickadee live?
Its breeding range: North America: western, also northwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Canada.
When is the best time to see the Mountain Chickadee?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August and September (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Mountain Chickadee endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mountain Chickadee as Least Concern.
What does the Mountain Chickadee eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Mountain Chickadee in?
It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 69 mm
- Tail
- 60 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: western, also northwestern Mexico
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
Grey-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Pere David's TitPoecile davidi
Black-bibbed TitPoecile hypermelaenus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Sichuan TitPoecile weigoldicus
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