Nuthatch. It is steely grey-blue above pinky buff below and has a prominent black eyestripe white chin and dark dagger-like bill. Noun any of various small tree-climbing chiefly insectivorous birds family Sittidae and especially genus Sitta that have a compact body a narrow.
Nuthatch any of about 25 species of short-tailed long-billed birds in the family Sittidae order Passeriformes known for their abilities to grip tree bark as they walk up down and around trunks and branches and to hang upside down on the underside. With its quiet calls and dense coniferous forest habitat this nuthatch may be overlooked until it wanders down a tree toward the ground. They have large heads short tails and powerful bills and feet.
The nuthatch Sittidae family consists of small tree-climbing birds with a short tail pointed bill and long sturdy toes and claws.
Browse North American birds by shapehelpful if you dont know exactly which type of bird youve seen. The nuthatch is a plump bird about the size of a great tit that resembles a small woodpecker. It breeds throughout England and Wales and has recently began to breed in southern. It roosts inside a protected tree cavity it huddles together with other nuthatches and it conserves energy by.
