Mexican Chickadee Similar Species Comparison

A small songbird with a black cap, white cheek, black bib, gray upperparts, and a small black bill. The gray flanks and extensive black bib make this the darkest North American chickadee.

Extensive black bib and gray underparts distinguish Mexican Chickadee from similar species, and no other chickadees occur within its range.

A gray-backed chickadee with a black cap and white cheeks. Note the extensive black bib and gray flanks as the bird turns and flies.

Active and alert, often serving as a sentinel against predators in large mixed species flocks.

Gleans caterpillars and other small insects from branches and leaves.

Found in coniferous, mixed, and deciduous forests and woodlands.

Occurs in coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and woodlands in Mexico.