Poecile atricapillus

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Paridae

A large Family of small stocky woodland passerine birds with short stout bills. They nest in holes , and lay white speckled eggs .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Poecile

There are approximately 47 species in this genus:

P. affinis · P. atricapilla (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapilla atricapilla · P. atricapillus (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus atricapillus · P. atricapillus colletti · P. atricapillus elenae · P. atricapillus occidentalis · P. atricapillus practica (Black-Capped Chickadee) · P. atricapillus turneri · P. carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) · P. carolinensis extimus · P. carolinensis impiger · P. cincta (Gray-Headed Chickadee) · P. cincta lapponica · P. cincta lathami · P. cinctus · P. davidi · P. gambeli (Mountain Chickadee) · P. gambeli abbreviatus · P. gambeli atratus · P. gambeli baileyae · P. gambeli gambeli · P. gambeli inyoensis · P. hudsconica · P. hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee) · P. hudsonica columbiana · P. hudsonica hudsonica · P. hudsonica littoralis · P. hudsonicus (Boreal Chickadee) · P. lagubra · P. lugubris · P. lugubris lugubris · P. montana · P. montanus · P. palustris · P. palustris dresseri · P. palustris palustris · P. rufescens (Chestnut-Backed Chickadee) · P. rufescens barlowi · P. rufescens rufescens · P. sclateri (Mexican Chickadee) · P. sclateri eidos · P. sclateri sclateri · P. superciliosa · P. superciliosus · P. tunkanensis

Bibliography

• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1999) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1999) (AfrOBIS)
• Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences: Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3848415
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554382
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836728
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554382
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAW01010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150832

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