Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Code 4

CBCH

Code 6

POERUF

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Capped, Plain, Striped
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 12 cm (4.75 in)
Weight: 9 g (0.3 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with gray wash.
Upperparts: Red-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering flights of short duration.
Wingspan Range: 13-23 cm (5-9 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Gray
Under Tail: Dark Gray
Leg Color: Gray-black

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