Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusPoecile (Chickadees and Allies)
- SpeciesPoecile hudsonicus (Boreal Chickadee)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boreal Chickadee in Banff National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Boreal Chickadee sighting in Banff National Park, based on 1122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boreal Chickadee in Banff National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Boreal Chickadee in Banff National Park in our monthly data.