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Mexican Chickadee
Poecile sclateri
Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) is a member of the Paridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 10.1 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 sclateri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mexican Chickadee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Mexican Chickadee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) belongs to the Paridae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA and Mexico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.1 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 202,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mexican Chickadee?
The Mexican Chickadee is a very small bird that weighs around 10.1 g.
Where does the Mexican Chickadee live?
The Mexican Chickadee is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA and Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Mexican Chickadee belong to?
The Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Mexican Chickadee eat?
The Mexican Chickadee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Mexican Chickadee migrate?
The Mexican Chickadee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mexican 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 Mexican Chickadee make?
1 real field recording of the Mexican Chickadee — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Mexican Chickadee's range?
The Mexican Chickadee has a mapped global range of about 202,000 km².
Conservation
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