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Overview
Carolina Chickadee: Small chickadee with gray upperparts, distinct black cap and bib, dull white cheeks, and white underparts with rust-brown flanks. Short, black bill. When disturbed in its nest during incubation, it will hiss and strike intruders, similar to how a snake would act.
Range and Habitat
Carolina Chickadee: Occurs as far north as Delaware, central Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and as far west as Oklahoma and central Texas. Common throughout the southeast U.S. except for extreme southern Florida. Frequents deciduous and mixed woodlands, swamps, riparian areas, open woods, and parks; also found in suburban and urban areas.
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Perching-like Body
Listen to Call
Similar Sounding
Voice Text
"fee-bee-fee-bay", "chick-a-dee-dee"
Interesting Facts
Carolina Chickadees are often found foraging in mixed-species flocks with their relative the Tufted Titmouse.
Hybridization sometimes occurs with the Blacked-capped Chickadee where the species’ populations overlap along the eastern section of their ranges.
The Carolina Chickadee will regularly visit bird feeders but prefers to take the food to a nearby branch to eat.
A group of chickadees are collectively known as "a banditry of chickadees", and a "dissimulation of chickadees"
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Related Birds
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-throated Gray Warbler
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Gray-headed Chickadee
Bridled Titmouse
Mountain Chickadee
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