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IORC Number
1985.178

Species/Form in Question
Black-capped Chickadee

Scientific Name
Poecile atricapillus

Current Status of Record:
Rejected

Date of Initial Sighting:
1985-12-31

Date of Last Sighting:
1985-12-31

Quantity:
1

Age/Gender:

Observers(s)

Location
Makanda

Counties Observed in:
Jackson

References
2nd IORC Report


Details
Although this bird was banded, and the correct wing:tail ratio for a female Black-capped was observed, the Committee retained some doubt, both because of the difficulty of reproduction of these particular measurements and the existence of backcross hybrid birds with overlapping measurements. The record is published in American Birds vol. 40 p. 288. A specimen is needed to confirm this species for extreme southern Illinois.
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