White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Scientific name definitions

T. C. Grubb Jr. and V. V. Pravosudov
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated 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 (2020). White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbnut.01