142,797 observationsLeast Concern
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Paridae ›Genus: Poecile
About
The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, nonmigratory, North American songbird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests. It is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts in the United States, and the provincial bird of New Brunswick in Canada. It is well known for its capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights as well as its good spatial memory to...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Black-capped Chickadee is Poecile atricapillus.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the class Aves.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the family Paridae.
- Black-capped Chickadee belongs to the genus Poecile.