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Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: S5
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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	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
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	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 and Preserve
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
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	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:	8/12/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 6/18/2026 2:51:08 PM

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