Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park
329 Verified records at Channel Islands National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a small songbird. The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes, a straight grey bill and a black crown. Its call, which has been likened to a tin trumpet, is high-pitched and nasal. It breeds in coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States. Though often a permanent resident, it regularly irrupts further south if its food supply fails. There are records of vagrants occurring as far south as the Gulf Coast and northern Mexico. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 329 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

White-breasted Nuthatch
LC Endemic

White-breasted Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta carolinensis

<5% · Rare
Pygmy Nuthatch
LC

Pygmy Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta pygmaea

Insufficient data
House Finch
LC Endemic

House Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely
Black Phoebe
LC

Black Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis nigricans

60–70% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

60–70% · Likely
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Common Yellowthroat
LC

Common Yellowthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis trichas

50–60% · Likely
Bushtit
LC Endemic

Bushtit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psaltriparus minimus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

40–50% · Likely
Orange-crowned Warbler
LC

Orange-crowned Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis celata

40–50% · Likely
California Towhee
LC

California Towhee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melozone crissalis

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Towhee
LC Endemic

Spotted Towhee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipilo maculatus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
3 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
4 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
11 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
12 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
14 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
15 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
16 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
17 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
18 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
26 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
27 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
28 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
29 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
40 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 329 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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