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Sitta pusilla
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Natchez Trace Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		AL: SP
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: S5; MS: S3; TN: S2B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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 Matanzas 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
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:	2/26/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 6:39:46 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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