Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch is one of the two Nuthatch species seen around Montreal. Energetic, acrobatic small bird feeding on conifer seeds in winter and insects in summer.
Common Names
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (en)
- Trepador canadiense (es)
- Sittelle à poitrine rousse (fr)
- Kanadakleiber (de)
How to Identify
Two characteristics allow to distinguish this species from them more common White-breasted Nuthatch. First, the Red-breasted Nuthatch belly's is reddish and secondly, the bird has a black stripe from the beak over the eye to the neck. It is an acrobatic bird able to walk head down on tree trunks and on the bottom of branches.
Where & When to Spot
In Montreal The Red-breasted Nuthatch is rarer than the White-breasted Nuthatch. The only sighting in Montreal occured in winter in Montreal Botanical Garden.
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
botanical-garden - February 17, 2019
NIKON D500; 300.0 mm f/4.0; Focal Length 420mm; Exposure 1/1250; Aperture f5.6; Iso 320;
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
park-pierre-horace-boivin - July 22, 2017
NIKON D500; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1600; Aperture f6.3; Iso 28800;
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