Nuthatches

Birds of North America

Sittidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Nuthatches

There are four species of nuthatches in North America, the White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Pygmy Nuthatch can be found in areas of Canada and the United States. The Brown-headed Nuthatch lives in the south-eastern states.

Nuthatches can be found in conifers and deciduous forests, each specie has its preference as to the type of trees they will feed on. They search for their foods on the trunks and branches of trees, clinging to the bark with their claws, moving in all directions, even on the bottom side of the limbs. Most but not all nuthatches will come to birdfeeders.

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Nuthatches of North America
Brown-headed Nuthatch	Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch	White-breasted Nuthatch