Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensisLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Red-breasted Nuthatch
The Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sittidae (Nuthatches) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: coniferous forest of North AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sitta canadensis
- Family
- Sittidae (Nuthatches)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Canada.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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