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The chickadee is called the chickadee because of the fact that when it chirps, it sounds like literally like "chick-a-de-de."
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Carolina Chickadee got its name from its high, fast call of "chick-a-dee-dee-dee".
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Is a Carolina chickadee an endoskeleton or a exoskeleton?
A Carolina chickadee is an endoskeleton because the bones are inside the bird.
What does a Carolina chickadee look like?
they like to fly
What is the Scientific name for chickadee?
The scientific name for chickadee is Parus atricapillus
What state does the US does the black capped chickadee live?
The black capped chickadee is found from southern Canada to the mountains of North Carolina.
Is the Black-capped chickadee endangered?
No..The black capped chickadee is a very common species in North America, particulary in the Northern States..In the South it is replaced by the very similar Carolina chickadee.
What wond happen if a black-capped chickadee disappeared?
The closely related Carolina chickadee would most likely fill the black cap's environmental niche.
What is a chickadee cheep?
A Black-capped Chickadee sings a buzzy chickadee-dee-dee.It also whistles fee-bee with the second note lower.A Carolina Chickadee also has a buzzy chickadee-dee-dee, (only it is higher and faster than the Black-capped Chickadee.) It whistles fee-bee, fee-bay - with the two second notes lower than the first.A Boreal Chickadee has a husky chickadee-dee-dee, (only it sounds more lazy and nasal than the Black-capped Chickadee.)
How does the chickadee get its name?
The chickadee is named after its call, which sounds like "chick-a-dee-dee-dee".
What bird is small black and white found in south carolina?
Carolina chickadee, slate colored junco, black and white warbler are three.
How long does a Chickadee live?
The average life-span of a Black-capped Chickadee is probably about 2.5 years. The longest lived on record was 12 years 5 months. In captivity the average is 7 years. Another reference reported the average life expectancy for a black capped chickadee as 1.5 years for a female and 1.8 years for a male. Mortality from predation is especially high for very young individuals but weather and accidents seem to be the primary causes of death of all age groups. For the Carolina Chickadee the oldest known individual was 10 years 11 months. Please note: There are seven species of chickadees in North America: the Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, Carolina Chickadee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Mexican Chickadee, Mountain Chckadee and the Siberian Tit.
Is a black cockatoo endangered?
No..The black capped chickadee is a very common species in North America, particulary in the Northern States..In the South it is replaced by the very similar Carolina chickadee.
What is a chickadee's scientific name?
Poecile atricapillus
