Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Chickadees and Tits :: Mountain Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli

Described by: Ridgway (1886)
Alternate common name(s): Gambel's Chickadee
Old scientific name(s): Parus gambeli

Photographs

Sandia Crest, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, USA - Mar 24, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Sandia Crest, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, USA - Mar 24, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Allenspark, Boulder County, Colorado, USA - Mar 14, 2003 © Steve Messick  Tower Mountain, Spokane County, Washington, USA - Jan 25, 2004 © Michael Woodruff  Tower Mountain, Spokane County, Washington, USA - Jan 25, 2004 © Michael Woodruff 
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Range

(1) Pacific slope of Rocky Mountains in sw. Canada from nw. and c. British Columbia and sw. Alberta and nw. United States s. to California.
(2) Rocky Mountains of wc. United States in w. and sc. Montana and Colorado..
(3) Sw. United States (Great Basin, s. Nevada, c. and se. Arizona, s. New Mexico, and ex. sw. Texas.
(4) Sw. California and nw. Mexico (n. Baja).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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