Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766

9.8 gWeight

The red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a small songbird.

Busiest months: May and September · Most records: United States, Canada, St. Pierre & Miquelon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May and September · Most records: United States, Canada, St. Pierre & Miquelon

Red-breasted Nuthatch has been recorded at 696 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jardin botanique de MontréalCanada8,852 records
Point Pelee National ParkCanada8,677 records
Discovery ParkUnited States7,821 records

More places

Mt. Tabor ParkUnited States7,609 records
Schlitz Audubon Nature CenterUnited States7,356 records
Whitefish PointUnited States6,885 records
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife SanctuaryUnited States6,754 records
RNF du Cap-TourmenteCanada6,700 records
Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory – PalomarinUnited States6,496 records
Rocky Point Bird ObservatoryCanada6,426 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada St. Pierre & Miquelon Bermuda

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 red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a small songbird. The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes, a straight grey bill and a black crown. Its call, which has been likened to a tin trumpet, is high-pitched and nasal.

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