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Passeriformes / Paridae / Poecile

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (carchi) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile

Subspecies (4)

Poecile carolinensis agilis

southern USA (southwestern Arkansas to western Louisiana and eastern Texas)
Poecile carolinensis atricapilloides

south-central USA (Kansas to Oklahoma and Texas)
Poecile carolinensis carolinensis

southeastern USA (eastern Arkansas to southern Virginia, Mississippi, and Florida)
Poecile carolinensis extimus

eastern USA (eastern Missouri to northern New Jersey, Kentucky, and Virginia)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (carchi) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.