Perching

Mexican Chickadee

Poecile sclateri
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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 | Oliver Niehuis

Male | Oliver Niehuis



Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland
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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
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: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: March 30, 2023
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Mexican Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved March 30, 2023 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 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mexican-chickadee

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Dr. Biology. "Mexican Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 30 Mar 2023. 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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