Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Code 4

MOCH

Code 6

POEGAM

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown, ranging from maroon-brown, to brown-gray, to reddish orange-brown.
Head Pattern: No Data
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 13-15 cm (5-6 in)
Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with gray-buff sides and flanks.
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: No Data
Belly Pattern: No Data
Breast Pattern: No Data

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Short slow weak flitting flights on rapidly beating wings. Often folds wings to sides after several quick wing beats; repeated.
Wingspan Range: 18-20 cm (7-8 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Gray-black

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