Brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla
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Length: 3.5 inches
Straight thin bill
Brown crown
White patch on nape
White lower face, throat and underparts
Blue-gray upperparts
Short tail
Sexes similar ...
The Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) is a year-round resident of pine woodlands in the southeastern United States. The species ranges as far west as east Texas.
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Last updated 4/14/96 Brown-headed Nuthatch is a permanent resident of the pine forests of the UTC. It travels and feeds in small flocks.
THE BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH.
[Brown-headed Nuthatch.]
SITTA PUSILLA, Lath.
[Sitta pusilla.] ...
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions, but local in Tennessee Valley region. Found in open pine forests. MODERATE CONSERVATION CONCERN.
Creepers - Family Certhiidae ...
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). Nuthatches can climb downwards head-first.
The Brown-headed Nuthatch has an association with pines. Pine woodlands are the key habitat requirement for this species. The diet includes insects, spiders, and pine seeds.
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As punishment, you will have to show me Brown-headed Nuthatch and Red-cockaded Woodpecker in a couple weeks when I am in NC. Seriously. Long story, but I'll be down there for a couple of days.
name area season diet/native food plants
Brown-headed Nuthatch
NCS
SpSuFW-B ...
Western equivalent, ecologically, of Brown-headed Nuthatch. In winter, groups of 4-15 forge as a flock and roost communally in nest cavities; occasionally form loose mixed-species flocks with warblers, titmice, chickadees.
 See also: Nuthatch, Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Chickadee, Bluebird
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