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Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) is a member of the Paridae family found in North America. Adults weigh 9.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Genus Poecile
- Species hudsonicus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Boreal Chickadee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Boreal Chickadee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) is a member of the Paridae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans North America. Its distribution covers NA n.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.8 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 7.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Boreal Chickadee?
The Boreal Chickadee is a very small bird that weighs around 9.8 g.
Where does the Boreal Chickadee live?
The Boreal Chickadee is found across North America with a range covering NA n, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Boreal Chickadee belong to?
The Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Boreal Chickadee eat?
The Boreal Chickadee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Boreal Chickadee migrate?
The Boreal Chickadee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Boreal Chickadee endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Boreal Chickadee make?
1 real field recording of the Boreal Chickadee — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Boreal Chickadee's range?
The Boreal Chickadee has a mapped global range of about 7.1 million km².
Conservation
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