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Common Name:Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
Scientific Name:Poecile rufescens
Family:Paridae (Chickadees,Titmice)
Area:Elkton, Oregon
Date:March 31, 2011

Similar in looks to the Black-capped Chickadee, but with the addition of the chestnut colored back and sides.


Elkton, Oregon - - - March 25, 2012

Reference:Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of America by Kaufman / National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America