Perching

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambelii
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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 | Robert Shantz

Male | Oliver Niehuis



Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland
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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male
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  • 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: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: May 31, 2023
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Mountain Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved May 31, 2023 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 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. 31 May 2023. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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