Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Sittidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 14720 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 20 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: sitte=a nuthatch and after Canada |
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World Distribution:
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North America |
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Habitat:
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Coniferous forest |
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Diet:
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Summer, arthropods from trees, winter conifer seeds which it will cache |
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TitBit:
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The Red-breasted Nuthatch applies sticky conifer resin globules to the entrance of its nest hole, which it may carry the resin in its bill or on pieces of bark that it uses as an applicator. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Norfolk, 1989
(Aley, J. & Aley, R. 1995. British Birds 88:150-153)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Scotland:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Rødbuget spætmejse | Dutch: Canadese Boomklever |
| Finnish: Kanadannakkeli | French: Sittelle ā poitrine rousse |
| German: Kanadakleiber | Hungarian: Kanadai csuszka |
| Icelandic: Bandigđa | Irish: |
| Italian: Picchio muratore pettofulvo | Norwegian: Rødbrystspettmeis |
| Polish: Kowalik czarnoglowy | Portuguese: Trepadeira do Canadá |
| Spanish: Trepador canadiense | Swedish: Rödbröstad nötväcka |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Matthysen, E. 1998 The nuthatches Poyser, London | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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