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 Point Pelee National Park
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Chickadee sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 5808 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Chickadee in Point Pelee National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Chickadee in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.