Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted NuthatchThe Red-breasted Nuthatch moves up, down, and around tree trunks and branches while foraging. It is most often found in coniferous woods.What does it look like?It has a blue-gray back, black cap and eyeline, white eyebrow, and rusty underparts. Females are paler.How does it live?The Red-breasted Nuthatch moves up, down, and around tree trunks and branches while foraging. It is most often found in coniferous woods.It eats insects and other arthropods in summer, then more conifer seeds in fall and winter. It searches bark crevices and may cache food there.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.