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 Shenandoah National Park
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Chickadee sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Chickadee in Shenandoah National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Chickadee in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.