Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (6)
D. Archibald McCallum, Ralph Grundel, and Donald L. Dahlsten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Gambels Mees |
| English | Mountain Chickadee |
| English (United States) | Mountain Chickadee |
| French | Mésange de Gambel |
| French (France) | Mésange de Gambel |
| German | Gebirgsmeise |
| Icelandic | Bandmeisa |
| Japanese | マミジロコガラ |
| Norwegian | bergmeis |
| Polish | sikora górska |
| Russian | Горная гаичка |
| Serbian | Američka planinska senica |
| Slovak | sýkorka Gambelova |
| Spanish | Carbonero Montañés |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carbonero Cejas Blancas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carbonero montañés |
| Swedish | bergtita |
| Turkish | Gambel Baştankarası |
| Ukrainian | Гаїчка гірська |
Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886)
PROTONYM:
Parus gambeli
Ridgway, 1886. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds ed.1, p.335.
TYPE LOCALITY:
about one day's journey west of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POECILE
- gambeli / gambelii / gambelli / gambellii
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Mountain Chickadee.
This species may wander beyond the limits of its normal range during winter.