Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 329 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Nuthatch in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.