Passeriformes > Paridae (chickadees and true tits) > Poecile atricapillus

The Black-Capped Chickadee is a small passerine bird with a black head and throat, white cheek, a white underneath, brown flanks, thin tail feathers and a black back.

The rotated bow tie mark of the face of chickadee characterizes the black-capped.

The outer rim of the flight feathers is gray.

This individual was busy eating the fresh buds.

The bill of the chickadee is dark, short and pointed.

The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts.

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