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Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S3B
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alagnak Wild River
Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Arches National Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
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	Booker T. Washington National Monument
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	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National 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	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Congaree National Park
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
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical 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
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks-East	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/3/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 12:30:07 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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