About the Grey-headed Chickadee
The grey-headed chickadee or Siberian tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread resident breeder throughout subarctic Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic, and also into North America in Alaska and the far northwest of Canada. It is a conifer specialist. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Canada.
When to see it
Peak activity in June · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateriThe Mexican chickadee is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 9 to 12 g (0.32 to 0.42 oz).
Sombre TitPoecile lugubrisThe sombre tit is slightly smaller than a great tit (Parus major) with similar proportions, although in plumage it most resembles a willow tit (Poecile montanus) but it has a brownish to grey-black cap which extends further into the sides of the head with the off-white cheek patch being restricted to a narrow triangle by the larger bib.
Sichuan TitPoecile weigoldicusThe Sichuan tit is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae.
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