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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus · Paridae
Where it's found
Every region with Black-capped Chickadee in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Common | #652 | |
| France | Rare | #673 | Introduced |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Rare | #237 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1193 | |
| Alaska | Common | #455 | |
| Alberta | Common | #164 | |
| Arizona | Legendary | #513 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #470 | |
| California | Uncommon | #669 | |
| Colorado | Common | #478 | |
| Connecticut | Common | #357 | |
| Delaware | Rare | #324 | |
| Idaho | Common | #363 | |
| Illinois | Common | #367 | |
| Indiana | Common | #333 | |
| Iowa | Common | #336 | |
| Kansas | Common | #376 | |
| Kentucky | Legendary | #323 | |
| Maine | Common | #369 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #341 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #370 | |
| Massachusetts | Common | #409 | |
| Michigan | Common | #386 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #384 | |
| Missouri | Common | #339 | |
| Montana | Common | #388 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #384 | |
| Nevada | Rare | #409 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #328 | |
| New Hampshire | Common | #352 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #390 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #493 | |
| New York | Common | #451 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #315 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #389 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #322 | |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #234 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #382 | |
| Ohio | Common | #383 | |
| Oklahoma | Legendary | #389 | |
| Ontario | Common | #432 | |
| Oregon | Common | #477 | |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #376 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #248 | |
| Québec | Common | #401 | |
| Rhode Island | Common | #322 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #324 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #362 | |
| Tennessee | Rare | #356 | |
| Utah | Common | #418 | |
| Vermont | Common | #320 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #405 | |
| Washington | Common | #446 | |
| West Virginia | Common | #292 | |
| Wisconsin | Common | #386 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #362 | |
| Yukon | Common | #265 | |
| Alabama | Rare | #373 | Vagrant |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #249 | Vagrant |
| Georgia | Rare | #373 | Vagrant |
| South Carolina | Rare | #356 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A tiny bird with a black cap and bib, white cheeks and a buff-grey body; 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee'.
Where
Every wood, park and feeder in Alberta.
When
Year-round.
Tips
Boreal chickadees have a brown cap; mountain chickadees have a white eyebrow through the black cap.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#163 · Uncommon🐦Mountain Chickadee
#165 · Uncommon🐦Steller's Jay
#162 · Rare🐦Boreal Chickadee
#166 · Uncommon🐦Red-breasted Nuthatch
#167 · Common🐦Gray Jay
#161 · Uncommon
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