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Sitta pusilla
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Fort Matanzas National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Brown-headed Nuthatch
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Russell Cave National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	6/18/2025

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 2:43:23 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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