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White-breasted Nuthatch
| Color: |
Black, Gray, White |
| Size: |
5.75" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Gray back, dark crown and nape and a white face. Has a large, slightly upturned bill and gray tail that is rusty brown underneath. |
| Voice: |
Voice consists of soft, nasally whistled notes. Common contact call is nasally yank.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Open woods with mature trees. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Nuthatches are the only birds that can be seen climbing down tree trunks head first; they often are confused with woodpeckers at first glance because of their feeding behavior. |
| Scientific name: |
Sitta carolensis |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Sittidae |
Adult Howard Eskin |
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