Carolina Chickadee
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The Carolina Chickadee is a small North American songbird in the tit family, known for its grayish body, black cap and bib, and distinctive chick-a-dee call, and is commonly found in southeastern United States woodlands and suburban areas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ |
| averageLength |
11 cm
ⓘ
4.3 in ⓘ |
| averageMass | 9 g ⓘ |
| binomialName | Poecile carolinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor | grayish upperparts ⓘ |
| cheekColor | white cheeks ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–10 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Carolina chickadee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carolina titmouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | John James Audubon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| eggColor | white with fine reddish-brown spots ⓘ |
| family | Paridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
gleans insects from twigs and foliage
ⓘ
visits bird feeders ⓘ |
| genus | Poecile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
deciduous woodlands
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mixed forests ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ wooded parks ⓘ |
| headPattern |
black bib
ⓘ
black cap ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ |
| nestSite |
nest boxes
ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ |
| nestType | cavity nester ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
highly vocal communication system
ⓘ
tame and confiding around humans ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| overlapsRangeWith | Black-capped Chickadee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| residency | non-migratory ⓘ |
| scientificName | Poecile carolinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | forms mixed-species flocks in winter ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalRange |
Maryland to Florida
ⓘ
eastern Texas to New Jersey ⓘ |
| underpartsColor | whitish to buff underparts ⓘ |
| vocalization |
chick-a-dee-dee-dee call
ⓘ
four-note fee-bee-fee-bay song ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.