Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790

10 gWeight

The brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) is a small songbird endemic to pine forests throughout the Southeastern United States.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Brown-headed Nuthatch has been recorded at 74 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Clyde Shepherd Nature PreserveUnited States4,496 records
St. Marks NWRUnited States4,140 records
Murphey Candler ParkUnited States4,057 records

More places

Conestee Nature PreserveUnited States3,807 records
Chincoteague NWRUnited States3,802 records
Brumley Nature Preserve – NorthUnited States3,394 records
Blackwater NWR – Wildlife DriveUnited States3,383 records
Chesapeake Bay Environmental CenterUnited States3,336 records
Chattahoochee River NRA – Cochran Shoals UnitUnited States3,292 records
State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUnited States2,827 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) is a small songbird endemic to pine forests throughout the Southeastern United States. Genetic analyses indicated low differentiation between northern and southern populations in Florida, but the study also found lower genetic diversity among south Florida populations that may be a result of the increased habitat fragmentation that was documented. The Bahama nuthatch was formerly considered a subspecies (S. p. insularis), but has since been reclassified as its own separate species.

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