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Gray-headed Chickadee

Poecile cinctus · Paridae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan · Mar · Junmost records
Records66,163in 3 countries
Most seen inFinland47,204 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Gray-headed Chickadee
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About

Gray-headed Chickadee in brief

The gray-headed chickadee (Poecile cinctus) is a bird of the Paridae family — species of bird.

Across the 3 countries we cover it has 66,163 published records, most of them from Finland, Sweden and Norway. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and June and fall to their lowest in May and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Finland47,204 records · best Jun, Mar
Sweden14,727 records · best Jun, Jan
Norway4,232 records · best Jun, Jul
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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