Black-capped Chickadee

species of small, non-migratory, North American songbird
Taxon taxon Q282687
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Black-capped Chickadee

Summary

Black-capped Chickadee is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,286 views/month, #813 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-capped Chickadee's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-capped Chickadee's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is classified within Poecile[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Black-capped Chickadee is Poecile atricapillus[7].
  • Black-capped Chickadee's Commons category is recorded as Poecile atricapillus[8].
  • Black-capped Chickadee's Commons gallery is recorded as Poecile atricapillus[9].
  • Black-capped Chickadee's original combination is recorded as Parus atricapillus[10].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-capped Chickadee'}[11].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésange à tête noire'}[12].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carbonero cabecinegro'}[13].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzkopfmeise'}[14].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cincia capinera'}[15].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Черношапочная гаичка'}[16].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Matkop'}[17].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Amerikansk Fyrremejse'}[18].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Amerikameis'}[19].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカコガラ'}[20].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanhömötiainen'}[21].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kanadai cinege'}[22].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mallerenga capnegra americana'}[23].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sýkora černohlavá'}[24].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ameerika põhjatihane'}[25].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sikora jasnoskrzydła'}[26].
  • Black-capped Chickadee is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'sýkorka čiapočkatá'}[27].

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Classification

Black-capped Chickadee's scientific name is Poecile atricapillus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Poecile[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésange à tête noire'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carbonero cabecinegro'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzkopfmeise'}[14], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cincia capinera'}[15], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Черношапочная гаичка'}[16].

Identifiers

Black-capped Chickadee's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144815[28]. Black-capped Chickadee's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48891[29]. Black-capped Chickadee's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2487805[30]. Black-capped Chickadee's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554382[31].

Why It Matters

Black-capped Chickadee ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,286 views/month, #813 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Original combination Parus atricapillus
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