About the Brown-headed Nuthatch
The brown-headed nuthatch is a small songbird endemic to pine forests throughout the Southeastern United States. Genetic analyses indicated low differentiation between northern and southern populations in Florida, but the study also found lower genetic diversity among south Florida populations that may be a result of the increased habitat fragmentation that was documented. The Bahama nuthatch was formerly considered a subspecies (S. p. insularis), but has since been reclassified as its own separate species. Two recent studies assessing vocalizations in Bahama and continental nuthatch populations found important differences. One of the studies also demonstrated that continental and Bahama…
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaeaThe pygmy nuthatch is 9–11 cm (3.5–4.3 in) long and with a wingspan of 19.7 cm (7.8 in), and weighs 9.3–11.4 g (0.33–0.40 oz).
Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisThe velvet-fronted nuthatch has the typical nuthatch shape, short tail and powerful bill and feet.
Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisThe chestnut-bellied nuthatch is a species of bird belonging to the family Sittidae.
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