White-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta carolinensis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
5½″ to 6″ in length 11″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
Deciduous woods, mixed deciduous/coniferous forests, back yards. |
Ecology |
Migration |
Spring and fall in northeastern Minnesota |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Common year-round resident |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Passeriformes (perching birds) |
Family |
Sittidae (nuthatches) |
Genus |
Sitta (nuthatches) |
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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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Dance Of The Nuthatch ! |
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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: |
white-breasted nuthatch call ~~ sitta carolinensis |
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Published on Feb 17, 2013 :) |
White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) |
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Published on May 7, 2012 Sitta carolinensis A white breasted nuthatch feeding from the bark of a ponderosa pine tree. |
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sittidae: Sitta carolinensis) |
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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2010 Photographed at East Grand Forks, Minnesota (03 July 2003). |
White-breasted Nuthatch - March 10, 2013 |
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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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