White-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta carolinensis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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5½″ to 6″ in length 11″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Deciduous woods, mixed deciduous/coniferous forests, back yards. |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Spring and fall in northeastern Minnesota |
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Distribution |
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Common year-round resident |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Sittidae (nuthatches) | ||
Genus |
Sitta (nuthatches) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Eastern White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) Inyo White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis tenuissima) Mexican White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis mexicana) Rocky Mountains White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis nelsoni) San Pedro White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis alexandrae) San Lucas White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis lagunae) Slender-billed White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis aculeata) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis kinneari) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis oberholseri) |
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A White-Breasted Nuthatch in flight in the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge near the parking and hiking area. |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch Allen Chartier |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch JMC Nature Photos |
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| Dance Of The Nuthatch ! MyBackyardBirding |
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About
Published on Oct 15, 2013 "Dance of the Nuthatch" This White-Breasted Nuthatch in successfully defending a food source against mammals on three sides at once - two chipmunks and a squirrel - puts on one of the most amazing and unexpected bird dance performances. The complete two-minute "ballet" from arrival to departure illustrates the under-appreciated beauty, grace, strength, and character of the White-Breasted Nuthatch. It contains elements of a defensive dance and a courtship dance that has rarely been filmed. This little bird shows how nature is always full of surprises for even the most jaded observers. A more detailed discussion of this event will be posted in the near future at: http://screech-owls.blogspot.com/ More HD videos every week. Please Subscribe at: |
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| white-breasted nuthatch call ~~ sitta carolinensis BrittanyNicole1990 |
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Published on Feb 17, 2013 :) |
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| White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Wandering Sole TV |
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Published on May 7, 2012 Sitta carolinensis A white breasted nuthatch feeding from the bark of a ponderosa pine tree. |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sittidae: Sitta carolinensis) Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2010 Photographed at East Grand Forks, Minnesota (03 July 2003). |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch - March 10, 2013 Don Gagnon |
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Published on Mar 10, 2013 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Gagnon Wildlife Habitat, Pottersville, Somerset, Massachusetts, Saturday morning, March 10, 2013, 7:08 AM / 7:09 AM - Canon PowerShot SX260 HS MVI_27487 / MVI_27488; 47 sec. |
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| Lynn Rubey 10/29/2018 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A White-Breasted Nuthatch in flight in the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge near the parking and hiking area. |
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Beaver Creek Valley State Park Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Clinton Falls Dwarf Trout Lily SNA Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Minnesota Valley NWR, Chaska Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Long Meadow Lake Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit Nerstrand Big Woods State Park North Mississippi Regional Park Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve Stanley Eddy Memorial Park Reserve |
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