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Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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- White-breasted Nuthatch
© Jean W. Côté
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

T. C. Grubb Jr. and V. V. Pravosudov
Version: 2.0 — Published May 28, 2008

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Figure 1. Year-round distribution of the White-breasted Nuthatch. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Year-round distribution of the White-breasted Nuthatch.

Individuals in northern and western populations undergo occasional irruptions—probably not true migration. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Grubb Jr., T. C. and V. V. Pravosudov (2008). White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.54
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