black-capped chickadee

[ blak-kapt ]

noun

1. chickadee

Word History and Origins

Origin of black-capped chickadee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

So far, we’d come across a black-capped chickadee in Pigeon Cove and a spotted salamander in a rainwater pond in the woods.

From Literature

Among the species he reported seeing were the hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, black-capped chickadee, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch and red-bellied woodpecker.

From Washington Times

Surely that black-capped chickadee has as much right to my attention as this documentary.

From New York Times

A camouflaged black-capped chickadee, its feathers tufting in the wind on a snowy branch.

From Salon

The boreal chickadee is native to northern Maine, and the black-capped chickadee is native to southern Maine.

From Washington Times