Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusPoecile (Chickadees and Allies)
- SpeciesPoecile gambeli (Mountain Chickadee)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
📅 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 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Chickadee in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 80% of visitor-days record a Mountain Chickadee sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 5579 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Chickadee in Rocky Mountain National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Chickadee in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.