Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Donald L. Dahlsten, Leonard A. Brennan, D. Archibald McCallum, Sandra L. Gaunt, Peter Pyle, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published September 13, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Кестенявогръб синигер |
| Catalan | mallerenga dorsibruna |
| Croatian | riđoleđa sjenica |
| Dutch | Kastanjerugmees |
| English | Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
| English (United States) | Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
| Estonian | ruskselg-tihane |
| French | Mésange à dos marron |
| French (Canada) | Mésange à dos marron |
| German | Rotrückenmeise |
| Icelandic | Ryðmeisa |
| Japanese | クロイロコガラ |
| Norwegian | kastanjemeis |
| Polish | sikora brunatna |
| Russian | Каштановоспинная гаичка |
| Serbian | Kestenjasta senica |
| Slovak | sýkorka hrdzavochrbtá |
| Spanish | Carbonero Dorsicastaño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carbonero dorsicastaño |
| Swedish | rostmes |
| Turkish | Kestane Sırtlı Baştankara |
| Ukrainian | Гаїчка рудоспинна |
Revision Notes
Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan updated the Systematics page. D. Archibald McCallum updated the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Jaden E. Thompson curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Linda A. Hensley, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account.
Poecile rufescens (Townsend, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Parus rufescens
Townsend, 1837. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
forests of Columbia River; probably near Fort Vancouver, Washington.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- POECILE
- rufescens
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