49,264 observationsLeast Concern
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Sittidae ›Genus: Sitta
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. It breeds in coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States. Though often a permanent resident, it regularly irrupts further south...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Red-breasted Nuthatch is Sitta canadensis.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the class Aves.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the family Sittidae.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch belongs to the genus Sitta.