Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
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General Description: Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) are tiny gray birds with a thin, pointy beak. The top of the head and throat are solid black, and the face is white. The common chickadee around Las Vegas is the Mountain Chickadee, which has a white eyebrow line in the black cap. Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Paridae. Favored Habitat: Oak or piney woods (e.g., Pine-Fir Forest) in the mountains, but also at lower elevations especially during winter. |
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Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, look for Black-capped Chickadees in the mountains north of town and in places like Zion National Park where they are common residents in forested areas.
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