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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis · Sittidae
Where it's found
Every region with Red-breasted Nuthatch in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | Rare | #253 | Introduced |
| Canada | Common | #741 | |
| Mexico | Rare | #1353 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Common | #274 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1323 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #431 | |
| Alaska | Common | #510 | |
| Alberta | Common | #167 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #584 | |
| Arkansas | Common | #390 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #534 | |
| California | Common | #755 | |
| Colorado | Common | #539 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #409 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #373 | |
| District of Columbia | Uncommon | #289 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #549 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #435 | |
| Idaho | Common | #414 | |
| Illinois | Common | #422 | |
| Indiana | Common | #382 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #381 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #430 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #370 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #433 | |
| Maine | Common | #425 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #386 | |
| Maryland | Common | #428 | |
| Massachusetts | Common | #471 | |
| Michigan | Common | #439 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #437 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #388 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #389 | |
| Montana | Common | #441 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #440 | |
| Nevada | Common | #465 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #376 | |
| New Hampshire | Common | #403 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #452 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #558 | |
| New York | Common | #513 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #363 | |
| North Carolina | Common | #450 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #369 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #260 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #438 | |
| Ohio | Common | #435 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #444 | |
| Ontario | Common | #491 | |
| Oregon | Common | #546 | |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #431 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #286 | |
| Québec | Common | #455 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #373 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #369 | |
| South Carolina | Uncommon | #413 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #412 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #414 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #689 | |
| Utah | Common | #472 | |
| Vermont | Common | #363 | |
| Virginia | Common | #464 | |
| Washington | Common | #516 | |
| West Virginia | Uncommon | #335 | |
| Wisconsin | Common | #438 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #413 | |
| Yukon | Common | #298 | |
| Germany | Rare | #724 | Vagrant · Introduced |
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Field notes
What to look for
A tiny blue-grey bird with a rusty breast, a black eye line and a white eyebrow; walks headfirst down trunks. Nasal 'yank-yank' call.
Where
Conifers everywhere from the parkland west and north; feeders in winter.
When
Year-round.
Tips
The eye stripe and rusty underparts; white-breasted nuthatch is bigger with a plain white face.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#166 · Uncommon🐦White-breasted Nuthatch
#168 · Uncommon🐦Mountain Chickadee
#165 · Uncommon🐦Brown Creeper
#169 · Uncommon🐦Black-capped Chickadee
#164 · Common🐦American Dipper
#170 · Rare
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