Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Tree Clinging
Length: 5 in. (11 cm )
Distinctive in its ability to walk down tree trunks head first, the small Red-breasted Nuthatch is readily identified. It occurs in mature coniferous forest and high altitude aspens where it feeds on insects from the bark and, during the winter, on pine cone seeds. Its nest is in a cavity dug out of a rotting branch or stump.
The four-digit banding code is RBNU.
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-breasted-nuthatch
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Red-breasted Nuthatch. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-breasted-nuthatch
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Red-breasted Nuthatch". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-breasted-nuthatch
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Dr. Biology. "Red-breasted Nuthatch". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-breasted-nuthatch
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