Species profile
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Quick answer
Coniferous forests of North America
- Scientific name
- Sitta canadensis
- Family
- Sittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Red-breasted Nuthatch in your journal
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