Mexican Chickadee

13 cm (5") Uncommon and local. Southeastern Arizona (Chiricahua Mountains) and southwestern New Mexico (Animas Mountains). Mountain conifers.

Resembles a Black-capped Chickadee but has more extensive black on throat extending to upper breast and gray sides.

Song: warbled whistle, low buzzy call "dzay-dzee".

Credit: crosson_p

Poecile sclateri