Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusPoecile (Chickadees and Allies)
- SpeciesPoecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee)
Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Chickadee in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Chickadee sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 309 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Chickadee in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Chickadee in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.