Grey-headed chickadee
Poecile cinctus (Boddaert, 1783)
The grey-headed chickadee (Poecile cinctus) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.4 g to 13.3 g and live up to 8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey-headed chickadee
- Weight
- 11.4 g – 13.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.25src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey-headed chickadee live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-headed chickadee?
The grey-headed chickadee or Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread resident breeder throughout subarctic Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic, and also into North America in Alaska and the far northwest of Canada. It is a conifer specialist. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.
It is a fairly large tit, at 12.5–14 cm long and with a weight of 11–14.3 g intermediate between willow tit and great tit. The head is dark brown (darkest on the throat and eyestripe, the crown slightly paler) with white cheeks, the mantle cinnamon-brown, the wing feathers blackish with pale fringes, and the underparts whitish with pale rusty-brown flanks.
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Is the grey-headed chickadee endangered?
The grey-headed chickadee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the grey-headed chickadee classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusPoecile
- SpeciesPoecile cinctus (Boddaert, 1783)
Synonyms Parus cinctus, Penthestes cinctus, Poecile cincta
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Alaska chickadeeEnglish
- Gray-headed chickadeeEnglish
- Siberian titEnglish
- Siberian titEnglish
- Siberian titEnglish
- Сибирски синигерBulgarian
- Pennglaou an taigaBreton
- mallerenga de LapòniaCatalan
- Луды вуян кӹсиӓMari
- sýkora laponskáCzech
- LapmejseDanish
- LapplandmeiseGerman
- lapona paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero lapónSpanish
- taigatihaneEstonian
- Laponiako kaskabeltzBasque
- چرخریسوی سرخاکستریPersian
- lapintiainenFinnish
- Mésange laponeFrench
- Meantán SibéarachIrish
- Myntan ShibbeyraghManx
- sibirska sjenicaCroatian
- lappföldi cinegeHungarian
- NorðmeisaIcelandic
- Cincia siberianaItalian
- シベリアコガラJapanese
- Қыраубас шөжеKazakh
- sibirinė zylėLithuanian
- taigas zīlīteLatvian
- Сибирийн хөх бухMongolian
- BruinkopmeesDutch
- lappmeisNorwegian
- sikora północnaPolish
- chapim-da-lapóniaPortuguese
- Сероголовая гаичкаRussian
- Тииҥ саҥыйахтаах чычып-чаапYakut
- GaccepašNorthern Sami
- gaccebiehtárNorthern Sami
- gaccetNorthern Sami
- gazzavirriNorthern Sami
- sýkorka hnedohlaváSlovak
- laponska sinicaSlovenian
- Sibirska senicaSerbian
- lappmesSwedish
- lapptitaSwedish
- Sibirya BaştankarasıTurkish
- гаїчка сіроголоваUkrainian
- 西伯利亚山雀Chinese
- 西伯利亞山雀Chinese
Relatives of the grey-headed chickadee
Other species in the same genus Poecile.
Marsh tit
Poecile palustris
Willow tit
Poecile montanus
Sombre tit
Poecile lugubris
Black-capped chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Père David's tit
Poecile davidi
CompareGrey-headed chickadee vs Marsh titGrey-headed chickadee vs Willow titGrey-headed chickadee vs Sombre titGrey-headed chickadee vs Black-capped chickadee
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-headed chickadee?
An adult grey-headed chickadee weighs 11.4 g – 13.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-headed chickadee endangered?
The grey-headed chickadee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the grey-headed chickadee live?
The grey-headed chickadee has a recorded lifespan of 8 years.
What kind of animal is the grey-headed chickadee?
The grey-headed chickadee (Poecile cinctus) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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