The Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Parus rufescens, is found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and western Canada -- southern Alaska to central California. It is a permanent resident within its range. Its habitat is low elevation coniferous and mixed coniferous/deciduous forests. It is a cavity-nester, usually utilizing an abandoned woodpecker hole, but sometimes excavating on its own. It lays 5-8 (sometimes 9) eggs per clutch. Its food is largely insects and other invertebrates gleaned from foliage. Chestnut-backed Chickadees take some seeds, especially those of conifers, and fruit.

References

• Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

• USGS
• Cornell Birdhouse Network
• Stanford birds
• Animal Diversity Web

Parus | Avifauna of Alaska | Avifauna of Yukon | Avifauna of British Columbia