Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)

Chestnut-backed Chickadee, a reference photo — Photo: VJAnderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, native to western North America.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chestnut-backed Chickadee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species: Poecile rufescens

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