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Sitta carolinensis
White-breasted nuthatch
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		White-breasted nuthatch
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Sittidae, Genus Sitta, Species Sitta carolinensis


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S5B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arches National Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Fossil Butte National Monument	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Greenbelt Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Parashant National Monument
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White House	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 11:00:28 AM

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