OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Poecile (unknown small bird) hudsonicus ("of the Hudson")
Adult Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) at Anchorage, Alaska - August 2024
Featured Subspecies: Poecile hudsonicus stoneyi
Weight: 10g / Length: 13-14cm / Wingspan: 21cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
As the name implies, a specialist of the taiga of North America, particularly favouring spruce and fir forests. They may associate with other chickadee species where they overlap, with the few I saw being mixed in with Black-capped Chickadee flocks. They store food for the winter, often within the same trees they forage in.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
SUBSPECIES: P. h. stoneyi, P. h. hudsonicus, P. h. columbianus, P. h. farleyi, P. h. littoralis
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES - Present in Alaska and range just tips over the Northern US Border
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen in Alaska
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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