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 Wood Buffalo National Park
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
📅 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 Wood Buffalo National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Chickadee sighting in Wood Buffalo National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Chickadee in Wood Buffalo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Chickadee in Wood Buffalo National Park in our monthly data.