| Red-breasted
Nuthatch Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Straight gray bill - Black crown and eyeline with white supercilium - White lower face and throat - Blue-gray upperparts - Reddish underparts - Short tail - Sexes similar but female duller - Feeds by hopping along tree trunks and branches often hanging upside down - Most often found in pine trees Similar species Because of its unique feeding strategy, the Red-breasted Nuthatch is most likely to confused with other nuthatches. White-breasted Nuthatch lacks a black eyeline and has mostly white underparts. Brown-headed and Pygmy Nuthatches have brown caps, white patches on the nape and lack the eyelines. |
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