Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Glacier National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
3 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
4 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
11 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
12 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
14 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
15 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
16 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
17 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
18 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
26 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
27 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
28 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
29 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
40 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Nuthatch in Glacier National Park?

About 59% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 2607 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-breasted Nuthatch in Glacier National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Nuthatch in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.

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