Species profile
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Quick answer
Walks head-first down tree trunks; nasal yank-yank call.
- Scientific name
- Sitta carolinensis
- Family
- Sittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Mature woodland
Recording White-breasted Nuthatch in your journal
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