Mexican Chickadee
Poecile sclateri
Perching
Length: 5 in. (13 cm )
Largely restricted to higher elevation pine and spruce-fir forests in the summer, this chickadee descends to lower elevation pine-oak forests in the winter. It often associates in mixed species foraging flocks with Bridled Titmice, kinglets, warblers, and nuthatches at mid to high levels in the trees. It feeds mainly on insects gleaned from leaves and bark and nests in tree cavities lined with fur and plant down
The four-digit banding code is MECH.
Female |
Male |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male
Sex of Bird: Male
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Mexican Chickadee
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 30 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Mexican Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Mexican Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Mexican Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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