Carolina Chickadee Similar Species Comparison

Acrobatic forager found in deciduous and mixed deciduous-evergreen woodlands, swamps, riparian areas, open woods and parks, and also in suburban and urban areas.

Nests in holes in trees or nest boxes.

Tiny, approachable bird with a short neck and large head, giving it a distinctive spherical body shape. Stark white cheeks contrast with black cap and throat. Note grayish nape or collar and grayish edging on secondaries.

Gleans insects from foliage and tree bark, often hanging upside down to do so.

Song is a distinctive 4-noted whistle, longer than songs of other chickadees.

Tiny and round with a short bill. Gray overall with a black cap and throat, and stark white cheeks. Note gray-edged secondaries.

Nests in holes in trees or nest boxes.