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Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus (J. R. Forster, 1772)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) is a small passerine songbird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and the northern United States and remains within this range all year. This bird is known for its high pitched trill patterns used in communication with other birds and food storage habits in preparation for winter months.
Wikipedia contributors, Boreal chickadee; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:25:09.021902+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poecile hudsonicus (J. R. Forster, 1772)
- Name authority
- (J. R. Forster, 1772)
- Common name
- Boreal Chickadee
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae Vigors, 1825
- genusPoecile Kaup, 1829
- speciesPoecile hudsonicus (J. R. Forster, 1772)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poecile. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pere David's TitPoecile davidi Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Willow TitPoecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus (Boddaert, 1783) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-bibbed TitPoecile hypermelaenus Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sombre TitPoecile lugubris (Temminck, 1820) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh TitPoecile palustris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri (Kleinschmidt, 1897) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-browed TitPoecile superciliosus Przevalski, 1876 | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sichuan TitPoecile weigoldicus (Kleinschmidt, 1921) | ParidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parus hudsonicus J. R. Forster, 1772 J. R. Forster, 1772 | synonym |
| Poecile hudsonica (J. R. Forster, 1772) (J. R. Forster, 1772) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554386 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KSC3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.