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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Carolina Chickadee
The Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) is a small, non-migratory passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It has a black cap and bib, and distinctive white cheeks. The bird looks extremely similar to the black-capped chickadee. It is largely found in the southeastern and central United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Poecile carolinensis
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the tits, chickadees, and titmice family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Asian Tit Parus cinereus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
- Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
- Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cinctus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
- Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
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