Mexican Chickadee
Poecile sclateri
Family: Tits, chickadees, and titmice
Mexican Chickadee is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Uniquely for any species in the family Paridae, it has been recorded applying crushed toxic beetles to the outside of the nest hole, presumably to deter potential nest predators.
It feeds mostly on adult and larval insects.
In winter it commonly forages as part of a mixed-species feeding flock that may have as many as 100 members.
Past answer
- BirdGuess #24 · Sep 22, 2026