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Chickadees and Titmice

12 Bird Species

Black-capped Chickadee

Has distinctive combination of black cap, white cheeks, and black bib. Overall plumage varies from bright to faded, with mostly whitish underparts, buffy flanks, grayish wings and back, bright white edges on the secondaries, and gray legs. Bill is very short, narrow and pointed. Three distinct subspe more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Black-crested Titmouse

About the size of a chickadee, with a gray face, distinct black crest, pale forehead, and a small dark bill. Pale grayish body with darker gray wings, rusty-cinnamon flanks and bluish legs Female browner crested; juvenile lacks black crest and has paler flanks. Distinguished from Tufted Titmouse by more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 24 cm

Boreal Chickadee

This is a large chickadee of the northern forests. It has a brown cap and back, black bib, and reddish-brown sides and flanks. Unlike other chickadees, the white on the cheeks is limited, dulling to gray on the auriculars. The wings and tail are plain gray, without the white feather edges seen on Gra more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Bridled Titmouse

Approximately the size of a chickadee, the distinctive "bridled" black and white face pattern and slate gray crest with black border make this species unmistakable. The black chin and throat ("bib") connects to black facial stripes that curve back and up connecting with the black line through the eye more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Carolina Chickadee

Displays the somewhat unique chickadee head pattern, black cap, white cheeks, and black bib. The nape, back and wings are gray. Underparts are mostly white or pale gray with pale buffy flanks. Bill is very short, thin, and pointed. Similar to Black-capped, which is brighter, larger with a larger head more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 19 cm

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Smaller than other chickadees with short tail. Narrow, all-white cheek patch, deep brownish cap and bib, small dark bill, chestnut brown flanks and/or back, grayish wings with indistinct white secondaries. Gray tail and legs. Three subspecies; Rufescens, widespread, with bright chestnut flanks. Negle more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Gray-headed Chickadee

This arctic species is similar to Boreal Chickadee, but shows a grayer cap, lighter brownish flanks, and extensive white on the cheeks. The flight feathers are edged in white. At close range, the black bib appears ragged around the edges. Bird appears large and fluffy compared to other chickadees. more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Juniper Titmouse

Plain, small bird with grayish face and crest, small dark eye and bill, grayish wing, paler gray underparts and grayish legs. Relatively long tailed. Virtually identical to Oak Titmouse, which has a browner tinge. more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Mexican Chickadee

Small. Head slightly peaked. Black cap, white cheek, dark eye and small bill. Extensive black bib. Dark gray wings with an indistinct pale wing-bar, dark gray flanks, black primary projection and a dark medium length tail. Dark legs. Distinguished from other chickadees by more extensive black bib, da more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Mountain Chickadee

Typical chickadee shape with a proportionally large head, plump body and medium-length tail. Unique among North American chickadees, this species has a white superlium that separates the black crown and the black through the eye. It is colder gray overall and has a narrower black throat patch than ot more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Oak Titmouse

Small bird with a plain gray head and crest, dark eye, small dark bill, grayish wings and underparts with a slight brownish tinge, dark grayish wings and gray tail. Virtually identical to Juniper Titmouse; Oak Titmouse usually has a browner cast overall. more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Tufted Titmouse

Gray head and crest, dark forehead, pale face and throat. Conspicuous black eye and bill. Gray wings, rusty-cinnamon flanks, pale underparts and long grayish tail. Grayish legs. Very similar to Black-crested Titmouse, which has pale forehead and, on adult, a black crest. Juveniles have paler flanks more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt Water

0 species

Human-altered Areas

4 species

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands

Black-crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest

Fresh Water

1 species

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Grassland and Scrubland

0 species

Forest and Woodlands

12 species