White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch climbing down a tree trunk.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 5-5.75”
Description: Gray-blue back, white face and underparts, and a black to gray crown and nape. The lower belly and under the tail is often chestnut.
Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in ponderosa pine and other coniferous forests to 9,500 feet.
Diet: Forage by picking at the bark of coniferous trees, and eat mostly insects and seeds.

 

• White-breasted Nuthatch (call)

  
  

  White-breasted Nuthatch call recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• White-breasted Nuthatch (call)

  
  

  White-breasted Nuthatch call recorded at Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Steller's Jay, Mountain Chickadee and Ruby-crowned Kinglet can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020