Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambelii
Perching
Length: 5 in. (13 cm )
Usually restricted to mountainous coniferous forest, only during especially harsh winters does the Mountain Chickadee descend to lower elevation riparian areas and broad-leafed forests for a month or so. This species commonly occurs in large mixed species foraging flocks with nuthatches, warblers, sparrows, juncoes, and bushtits, where they look for insects and seeds. Its nest is in a tree cavity
The four-digit banding code is MOCH.
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: Mountain 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: 25 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee
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Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Mountain Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee
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Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee
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Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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