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General description.
The Brown-headed Nuthatch is a bird of southern pine forests; one may travel for miles without seeing a single individual and then discover a company of a score or more. The Brown-headed Nuthatch passes most of its time among the upper branches uttering a pit-pit as it hunts for food, or all suddenly joining in a metallic tnee-tnee-tnee, when they are apt to take flight to the adjoining trees. The Brown-headed Nuthatch head is brown; the nape has a downy white patch. The Brown-headed Nuthatch is the smallest nuthatch, and like other nuthatches travels down trees headfirst.Female appearance.
SimilarBreeding habits.
Monogamous.Population and distribution.
The Brown-headed Nuthatch n from Florida to southern Delaware and southern Missouri; a Permanent Resident.Nesting habits.
The Brown-headed Nuthatch nest is in a hole in a tree or stump, generally near the ground; 5-6 white, heavily marked eggs being laid in March.Buying feeders.
The brown-heded nuthatch will eat sunflower seeds, inset, suet and other seeds from feeders.Similar birds:
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Brown Creeper |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
Birds in the same Family:
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Pygmy Nuthatch |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Photo Credit: David Ryan
Common names:
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Scientific Name:
Sitta pusilla
Tags:
brown white slate "head down"
Brown-headed Nuthatch Data:
Length: 4 in
Wingspan: 8 in
Weight: 1 oz
ABA Score: 1
Relative size:
Smaller than a Robin