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Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

The Carolina Chickadee is a small, cheerful bird with a black cap and white cheeks. They love to flit around trees and are known for their sweet, whistling calls that sound like 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee'.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Carolina Chickadee is a small, plump songbird with a distinctive black cap and bib, contrasted by crisp white cheeks. Its back and wings are gray, while its belly is whitish with buffy sides, making it slightly less white on the wing edges compared to its northern cousin.

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Carolina Chickadee

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Carolina Chickadees fluff up their feathers to trap air and stay warm.

Chickadees often nest inside abandoned woodpecker holes or tiny tree cavities!

Their heart can beat over 500 times per minute when they are active!

This tiny bird can hang upside down to find hidden insects on branches!

Habilidades especiales

Carolina Chickadee can recall hundreds of hidden food locations because its brain's memory center temporarily expands in the fall.

Carolina Chickadee can lower its body temperature at night (torpor) to save energy and survive freezing winter nights.

Carolina Chickadee has complex 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee' calls that communicate specific predator threats and their danger level.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 11.5-13 cm
Envergadura: 16-20 cm
Peso: 0.009-0.012 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-7 años
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-10
Incubación: 12-14 días

Dieta y alimentación

These tiny birds feast on insects, spiders, seeds, and berries, especially in colder months!

Alimentos principales

Caterpillars
Aphids
Spiders
Sunflower seeds
Suet
Berries

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common predator that hunts small birds like chickadees.

depends on

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Chickadees often use old woodpecker nest cavities for their own nests.

eats

White Oak

Quercus alba

Chickadees forage for insects and seeds found on oak trees.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.