White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult female
- Frosted black cap
- White face and underparts
- Bluish-gray back and wings
- Chestnut patterned flanks and undertail
- © Matt MacGillivray, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, April 2008
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult female
- White face, breast, and belly
- Long, upturned black and gray bill
- Frosted black cap
- © Matt MacGillivray, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, April 2008
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult female
- Bluish-gray back and wings
- Long, upturned black and gray bill
- Black eye obvious in white face
- © Ed Schneider, TN, White Creek, December 2008
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult female
- Hangs upside down or sideways on tree trunks
- © Matt MacGillivray, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, April 2008
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult female
- Short, black and white banded tail
- Black and white patches in wings visible from underside only
- Chestnut patterned flanks and undertail
- © bmaltzan, NY, Ithaca, August 2007
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult male
- Solid black cap
- White face and underparts
- Bluish gray back and wings
- © soderlis, MN, January 2009
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult male
- Solid black cap
- Short tail
- Black eye obvious in white face
- © Gary Hostetter, September 2008
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult male
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult male
- Stocky with large head
- Sharp, slightly upturned bill
- Black eye and white face, framed by black cap and hood
- © Jerry Acton/GBBC
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adult male and female
- Common at feeders
- © Sara Grimm, January 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Black cap encompasses eye
- Black throat
- Very short, black bill
- Long tail
- © Jerry Acton
Adult
- Upperparts brown and black striped and mottled
- Long, spiky brown tail
- Long, downcurved black and yellow bill
- © Ronaldok, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, February 2009
Adult
- Brown cap and nape
- Darker eyeline
- Pale underparts
- © Byard Miller, Magnolia Springs, AL, November 2007
Adult
- Grayish brown cap and nape
- Dark eyeline
- Buff (not white) underparts
- Gray flanks and buff undertail
- © Michael Woodruff
Adult
- Rusty orange underparts (may be pale)
- Striped head (thick black eyeline and white eyebrow)
- © Mick Zerr