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The noncrested American species are called chickadees; all are small birds with black or brown caps and bibs.
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The familiar black-capped chickadee, about 13 cm (about 5 in) long, has the widest range, from Alaska south to Kansas and Ohio and farther south in the Rockies and Appalachians.
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In the rest of the range of the family (around the world except in South America and Australia), the common name has been abbreviated to tit.
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They are regular visitors to feeders.
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When the breeding season begins, pairs leave the flock and set up territories.
