Chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens

Identification Tips:

• Short bill
• Dark brown crown
• White face
• Black throat
• Rufous back and sides
• Gray wings and tail
• White underparts
• Sexes similar

Similar species:

Boreal Chickadee has less white in the face than the Chestnut-backed Chickadee and has duller brown flanks and back. Other chickadees lack rufous backs and flanks.