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Encyclopedia > Mexican Chickadee
Mexican Chickadee
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Mexican Chickadee
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Parus (Poecile)
Species: sclateri
Binomial name
Poecile sclateri or
Parus sclateri
Linnaeus, 1766

The Mexican Chickadee, Parus sclateri or Poecile sclateri, is a small songbird. Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia    Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera see text The tits, chickadees, and titmice, family Paridae, are a large family of small passerine birds which occur in the northern hemisphere and Africa. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné  listen, and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Oscines of Passeriformes (ca. ...


Adults of both sexes have a black cap, white cheeks, and a short black bill. Their backs and flanks are gray and they have paler grayish underparts. Similar in appearance to the Black-capped Chickadee and Mountain Chickadee, the Mexican Chickadee can be distinguished by its longer black bib, which extends from its chin down onto its upper breast. A whitish band below the bib extends down the center of the belly. The typical adult wingspan is 7.25 inches (18.4 cm), and their overall length is 5 inches (12.7 cm). Binomial name Parus atricapillus or Poecile atricapilla Linnaeus, 1766 The Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus or Poecile atricapilla, is a small songbird. ... Binomial name Poecile gambeli or Parus gambeli Linnaeus, 1766 The Mountain Chickadee, Parus gambeli or Poecile gambeli, is a small songbird. ...


Mexico's only chickadee is a permanent resident of wooded highlands, and its range extends north into southern Arizona and New Mexico. Although primarily nonmigratory, Mexican Chickadees sometimes fly to lower elevations during the cold of winter. Migration occurs when living things move from one biome to another. ...


The Mexican Chickadee's song is distinct from other chickadees; it is a complex burry trilled whistle of chischu-wur and a rich cheelee. They travel in pairs or small groups, and may join multi-species feeding flocks.


The nest is constructed by the female in a snag or tree 5 to 45 feet above the ground, and consists of grasses, moss, strips of bark, and is lined with animal fur. She lays between 5 and 8 ovate white eggs, marked with fine reddish brown spots. Their breeding biology is not well known, but it is estimated that eggs are incubated for 11 to 14 days by the female, and the altricial young fledge in 18 to 21 days.


Taxonomic note: Most authorities retain Poecile as a subgenus within a broader view of the genus Parus, but the American Ornithologists' Union treats Poecile as a distinct genus. The American Ornithologists Union (AOU) is the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. ...


References

Alsop III, Fred J (2001). Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of North America Western Region. ISBN 0-7894-7157-4


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